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Amtrak Awarded Nearly $10 Billion for Northeast Corridor Improvements
07.11.2023 - 21:47 / travelpulse.com / Pete Buttigieg / Stephen Gardner / Donald Wood
United States President Joe Biden announced that Amtrak has been awarded nearly $10 billion in Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) funding for work along the Northeast Corridor (NEC).
The Biden administration revealed the money would be used to modernize critical infrastructure, improve stations and support future ridership growth on the NEC. The funding comes as ridership on the popular routes continues to rise, consistently exceeding pre-pandemic levels.
“These grants will help advance Amtrak’s plans to modernize the Northeast Corridor and unlock major bottlenecks on the busiest passenger rail corridor in America,” Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner said.
“I want to thank President Biden, USDOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg and FRA Administrator Amit Bose for their continued support as Amtrak and our partners rebuild this critical infrastructure asset,” Gardner continued.
In September, the FRA awarded Amtrak nearly $200 million through the CRISI grant program.
Amtrak has also submitted additional federal grant applications to improve Long Distance and State Supported services through the FRA’s Corridor ID Program and separate Fed-State Partnership Program funding for projects outside the NEC.
12 major Amtrak projects will receive $10 billion in @USDOTFRA funding to transform the NEC and your future travel experience.
Combined with partner projects also funded today, this work will modernize America's busiest rail corridor.
Learn more: https://t.co/ajtz0fkpEIpic.twitter.com/k0r5CsveX0
The grants announced on Monday will support 12 Amtrak-led projects through the FRA’s Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Program (Fed-State NEC):
Another 13 NEC projects led by Amtrak’s partners also received funding, including:
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