PennDOT yesterday announced state funding for twenty-six rail freight improvement projects, including some money for work in Indiana County.
$3 million in state funds will help the RJ Corman Railroad replace 25 linear miles of rail and 4,800 ties, and to construct a 4,000 foot siding and two turnouts on the railroad’s Cherry Tree Subdivision. The project will support the company’s exporting of metallurgical coal.
Another $1.9 million will be awarded to Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad Company for the installation of new bridge timbers, walkways, and handrails, as well as super-elevation correction involving three bridges in Armstrong and Indiana counties. The agency does not say which bridges will be affected.
The funds represent only the state’s investment. The rail companies themselves will be expected to provide a share of the money for the projects.
