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PennDOT has approved 25 rail freight improvement projects that will enhance freight mobility while creating or sustaining nearly 300 jobs across Pennsylvania. These investments will improve Pennsylvania's infrastructure and support economic growth, and build on last week's announcements of new federal funding of over $140 million in Pennsylvania rail investments to support the expansion of passenger rail along the Keystone West corridor between Harrisburg and Pittsburgh.
Of the 25 projects announced Wednesday, $3 million will be used for upgrades to R. J. Corman Railroad Company-Pennsylvania Lines in Clearfield and Cambria counties.
The state grant is part of a $4.2 million project that will rehabilitate about 20 miles of track on the Cherry Tree Subdivision and Cresson Subdivision with spot tie replacement and surfacing.
"Railroads support key industries in central Pennsylvania that depend on safe and reliable rail transportation to grow their operations and create jobs," said state Sen. Wayne Langerholc, R-Cambria, who chairs the Senate Transportation Committee.
The rehabilitation project will support the continuation of rail service to businesses and industries along the network, which will avoid the need to shift freight onto state and local roadways, Langerholc said.