Downeaster wins $21M grant
A nearly $21 million federal grant will fund improvements for the Amtrak Downeaster passenger train.
The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority a competitive grant of $20.8 million to construct a second track between Wilmington and Andover, Mass., according to a press release from U.S. Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins. The second track will allow intercity trains to pass other trains, increasing the Downeaster's on-time performance and reliability.
NNEPRA requested $59 million from a $2.4 billion pool of federal money made available by Florida's decision to reject the award. The Downeaster runs from Boston to Portland, and work on an extension to Brunswick is currently under way.
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