Senator Collins Announces More Than $53 Million for Freight Rail Upgrades in Rural Maine
October 25, 2024
October 25, 2024
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release:
Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that the Maine Department of Transportation has been awarded $53,313,091 for freight rail upgrades to enhance safety, speed, and reliability along two Eastern Maine Railway mainlines in Penobscot, Aroostook, and Piscataquis counties. This funding will also be used to rehabilitate currently dormant tracks to prov . . .
Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that the Maine Department of Transportation has been awarded $53,313,091 for freight rail upgrades to enhance safety, speed, and reliability along two Eastern Maine Railway mainlines in Penobscot, Aroostook, and Piscataquis counties. This funding will also be used to rehabilitate currently dormant tracks to prov . . .