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Vermont Nets Nearly $8 Million To Complete Rail Upgrades From St. Albans To Canadian Border

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Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) announced Tuesday that Vermont will receive a $7.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to upgrade the New England Central Railroad in northern Vermont.

A press release says, the grant will be used to make improvements to the 19 miles of track between St. Albans and the Canadian border in Alburgh, Vt. The improvements will include new rail,  ballast and ties, and to make structural and deck repairs on six bridges.

"Not only will this grant create jobs and enhance movement of freight between Vermont and Canada, but upgrading this segment of track is another step towards extending Amtrak's Vermonter passenger rail service to Montreal.  This is exactly the kind of investment in our rail infrastructure that the federal government should be doing," Sanders said.

Leahy, Sanders and Welch also support increases in the carrying capacity of the line to create new freight opportunities, including expansion work on the tunnel in Bellows Falls to allow for the use of modified, double-stack freight cars.

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