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Fri Oct 30, 2020, 03:25 PM Oct 2020

Eleven passenger projects receive $291 million in FRA grants

Hat tip, Greater Greater Washington

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Virginia and Maryland receive federal railroad grants
Grants from the Federal Railroad Administration will support MARC train storage in Maryland and a rail bridge in Newington, Virginia. (Trains Magazine)

Eleven passenger projects receive $291 million in FRA grants

Infrastructure programs in nine states awarded State of Good Repair funds

October 28, 2020
RELATED TOPICS: PASSENGER | AMTRAK | COMMUTER RAILROADS | INFRASTRUCTURE | FUNDING | FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION
Trains Industry Newsletter

Scott A. Hartley

WASHINGTON — Eleven projects in nine states have received grants totaling more than $291 million under the Federal Railroad Administration’s Federal-State Partnership for State of Good Repair Program. Awards were announced this morning. The program is intended to improve intercity passenger rail performance with repair or replacement of publicly owned assets; many of the projects receiving grants also benefit commuter and freight rail programs.

Some of the projects have been previously announced by local elected officials. Those not previously reported are:

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