12/14/2022
Harrisburg, PA – At present, Governor Tom Wolf introduced the approval of 24 rail freight enchancment initiatives that may improve freight mobility whereas creating or sustaining greater than 340 jobs throughout Pennsylvania. The State Transportation Fee voted to approve $26 million for the next initiatives by the Rail Transportation Help Program (RTAP) and the Rail Freight Help Program (RFAP).
“These investments in Pennsylvania’s rail system create jobs, help environment friendly freight journey and assist maintain the enterprise group linked to the worldwide financial system,” mentioned Gov. Wolf.
Pennsylvania has 65 working railroads, which is greater than every other state. PennDOT is dedicated to working with non-public rail operators and rail-served companies to assemble new rail strains and help in sustaining and enhancing Pennsylvania’s roughly 5,600 miles of freight strains.
Following is a listing of the 24 authorised rail freight initiatives with the state share:
Allegheny County:
- Allegheny Uncooked Supplies: $1.1 million to reconstruct a rail siding with a rail scale to serve a steel recycling facility; and
- Allegheny Valley Railroad: $1.6 million to assemble new observe to an engine home and rehabilitate tracks in Glenwood Yard; and
- Mulach Metal, d/b/a Chapman Properties: $728,000 to rehabilitate a number of areas of observe inside the Leetsdale Industrial Park.
Allegheny and Washington Counties:
- Pittsburgh and Ohio Central Railroad: $700,000 to rehabilitate roughly 4.5 miles of observe by changing rails and ties and observe surfacing.
Berks County:
- Refined Plastics: $554,000 to rehabilitate roughly 2,000 toes of observe and assemble 500 toes of observe to a transload facility.
Bradford County:
- R.J. Corman Railroad- Lehigh Line: $690,000 to rehabilitate over 2 miles of observe with tie alternative, swap alternative, and observe surfacing; and
- Shale Rail: $613,000 to rehabilitate roughly 2,000 toes of observe with tie alternative, rail alternative, and observe surfacing.
Cambria, Clearfield, and Clinton Counties:
- RJ Corman Railroad: $3 million to rehabilitate roughly 24 miles of observe with tie alternative and observe surfacing.
Cameron County:
- Western New York & Pennsylvania Railroad: $1.4 million to rehabilitate roughly 23 miles of observe with tie alternative and observe surfacing.
Centre County:
- SEDA-COG Joint Rail Authority: $955,000 to rehabilitate observe and re-align wye close to Bellefonte Yard and change a swap on the principle line.
Chester County:
- Cleveland-Cliffs Plate: $1.4 million to rehabilitate yard tracks and turnouts on the Soften Store facility.
Clearfield, Elk, Jefferson, and McKean Counties:
- Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad: $2.6 million to rehabilitate roughly 20 miles of observe with new ties and improve radio management switches.
Clinton County:
- Pine Creek Seed Holdings: $1.9 million to assemble roughly a 1,000 foot siding to supply new rail entry; and
- South Avis Realty: $559,000 to rehabilitate yard tracks and lift a piece of observe to enhance transloading.
Erie County:
- IRG Erie: $509,000 to assemble a rail siding to a brand new plastic recycling plant; and
- West Erie Brief Line: $270,000 to rehabilitate roughly 1 mile of observe together with tie alternative and drainage enhancements.
Franklin County:
- Franklin Storage: $1.3 million to assemble a 1,100-foot siding and unloading gear to broaden rail capability.
Lackawanna and Luzerne Counties:
- Redevelopment Authority of Luzerne County: $524,000 to rehabilitate roughly 2.5 miles of observe by changing ties, changing a swap, and enhancing a grade crossing.
Lackawanna and Monroe Counties:
- Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad: $1.1 million to rehabilitate 3 bridges and a culvert on the Carbondale line.
Lawrence County:
- Kasgro Rail Company: $172,000 to assemble a piece of observe to attach adjoining tracks.
Lycoming County:
- Penn Recycling: $202,000 to rehabilitate a rail siding and lengthen it by 300 toes to enhance rail automobile capability.
Mifflin County:
- Integrity Industrial Investments: $119,000 to rehabilitate and re-align tracks to enhance rail and truck entry.
Union County:
- Nation View Household Farms: $3 million to assemble a 110-car capability loop observe and unloading gear to supply new rail service to the feed mill.
York County:
- York Railway: $1.3 million to rehabilitate tracks within the Lincoln Yard together with 250 toes of latest connecting observe.
For extra data on PennDOT rail funding applications go to the division’s Rail Freight and Ports web page.
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MEDIA CONTACTS:
Elizabeth Rementer, Governor’s Workplace, [email protected], 717-783-1116
Alexis Campbell, PennDOT, 717-783-8800 or [email protected]
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