Pennsylvania: $32.5 million to freight railroads
Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefPennsylvania Gov. Edward G. Rendell on Wednesday announced $32.5 million in state grants to 38 rail projects in 28 counties that he said “will upgrade and add capacity, stimulate local economies, and provide as many as 2,500 jobs.”
“Transportation investment equals jobs,” Rendell said. “The rail freight projects being funded today will help companies create jobs and injectbillions into local economies. These grants are excellent examples of how public-private partnerships can benefit businesses, workers, and communities.”
Rendell made the announcement at the Church & Dwight Co. Davies Facility in Jackson Township, York County, roughly 100 miles west of Philadelphia, which received a $1.5 million reimbursement for a project to provide rail access to the facility.
