Lincoln Children’s Zoo train to get wider tracks
Posted By: Channel 8 Eyewitness News
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Lincoln Children’s Zoo train to get wider tracks
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) _ Contractors will tear out the old railroad track at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo to begin a $500,000 replacement project that will include gentler turns and wider rails.
The 100-passenger Z.O.&O. Railroad train will conduct its last ride of the season Monday. Workers will then begin removing the old rails, ties and ballast. Railroad engineers studied the 2,752-foot circuit around the zoo this summer and recommended minor changes. Hausmann Construction will make changes to the layout and a Kansas-based company will install new ties and wider rails.
The train itself will also get a new engine, new wheels, and new brakes on each car.
The locomotive has been operating for more than half a century. It should be operational again by December.
