Burlington Northern Railroad is working to raise tracks near Big Like up to 20 inches higher in some places.

Trains are still running through many of the BNSF tracks in Northwest Missouri as flooding looms.

Crews are working on a 3.4 mile stretch near Big Lake to raise the track by pulling it up and putting rock and concrete ties underneath.

Spokesperson Andy Williams calls the rail-lines a “critical link between Lincoln Nebraska and Kansas City.”  They are hauling rock to the area by train.

The line however running towards Hamburg Iowa is closed. A levee was placed across the tracks in effort to save the town.

The move to save the track does bring some controversy. Some believe they are significantly changing the floodplain.