Florida State College at Jacksonville

UP’s team of mechanics stands with the 100th rebuilt tamper at its Denver, Colo., shop. The railroad’s maintenance-of-way equipment fleet helps to maintain more than 18,000 miles of track and to compact 4 million tons of ballast each year. (UP Photograph)

Class I Briefs: UP, CSX

Union Pacific’s (UP) Denver, Colo., equipment shop rebuilds its 100th tamper. Also, CSX and Florida State College at Jacksonville hold a groundbreaking ceremony for a hazardous materials training facility, and the railroad’s Southeast Region Communications & Signals team marks a milestone.