BNSF Railway is building the new rail bridge adjacent to the 145-year-old bridge. BNSF says the new single-track bridge will ...

Railroad engineers ... the bridge would not allow the resulting ice packs to easily move through the bridge supports. Ever resourceful, on Feb. 19, 1914, the Butler County Commissioners arranged ...

Double Tracks and Electrification: Designed for double tracks and electrification, the bridge supports faster and more efficient rail operations, which can accommodate growing traffic volumes.

Work on temporary bridge supports would allow freight train crossings ... "We will continue to run rail services from the north to Christchurch and Ashburton and from the south to Timaru.

and we look forward to restoring rail service in the area later this summer,” said BNSF. Check out some of KTIV’s previous coverage of the BNSF Bridge by following the links below: ...