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FRA (US Federal Railroad Admin) Announces $900k in New Planning and Development Grants to Support Intercity Passenger Rail Services (railroads.dot.gov)
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The three entities that received Fiscal Year 2022-2023 IRC Program funding are as follows:

  • Illinois – MIPRC Expansion Project (Up to $300,000) Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Commission (MIPRC)
  • Louisiana – SRC Rail-Ready Project: Building Capacity to Expand Passenger Rail across the American South (Up to $400,000) Southern Rail Commission (SRC)
  • North Carolina – VA-NC Compact Administration & Southeast Rail Network Analysis Project (Up to $200,000) North Carolina DOT on behalf of the Virginia – North Carolina Interstate High-Speed Rail Compact Commission (VA-NC HSR Compact)
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[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

$900k is like pissing in the wind, what are they going to accomplish with that?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

They mention that at least some of this money is to complete the application for big boi federal grants.