SAUNDERS MAINLINE REALIGNMENT
Krech Ojard & Associates was hired by the Canadian National Railway to design the Saunders Mainline Realignment located near Superior, Wisconsin. The CN Railway engaged Krech Ojard to devise a plan that would reconfigure the layout of its existing corridor track to increase the speed at which corridor trains could pass through the junction. Complicating matters was the fact that the UP, CP, and BNSF Railways also have routes that pass through Saunders Junction.
Since this project was located on CN’s mainline between International Falls and Chicago, and carried an average of 20 trains a day, the project required a phased implementation to construct modifications within standard work blocks; thus minimizing operating costs to CN.
KOA provided topographic survey, route layout, phasing plan, environmental permit coordination, plans and specifications, and construction administration as well as inspection/oversight.
