(AP) — The federal government is handing out $2.4 billion in railroad grants to help pay for 122 projects nationwide with more than half of the money going to smaller railroads.
The grants announced Tuesday by the Federal Railroad Administration will go to projects across 41 states and Washington, D.C.
Last year, the administration handed out $1.4 billion in these rail grants.
But the majority of the money — nearly $1.3 billion — will go to 81 projects at smaller short line railroads across the country.
Chuck Baker, president of the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association trade group, said the grants will help those smaller railroads significantly.
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