Posted by Charles Schumer says the $8 billion in federal stimulus awards for rail projects the White House is announcing Thursday include $151 million for seven projects in New York.
Most of the money – $147 million – is for five improvements along the east-west Empire Corridor, including installing a second track and warning devices between Albany and Schenectady, refurbishing the Rochester and Buffalo-Depew stations for disabled access, upgrading warning devices at 12 grade crossings and engineering studies to raise train speed to 110 mph on 11 miles of track.
Other grants are $3 million for 2.27 miles of a third track to improve service from Albany to Montreal and Burlington, Vt., and $1 million to study other high-speed rail enhancements.
Source: AP
