Louisiana — $8.2 million for improvements on the New Orleans & Gulf Coast Railway, including 24 miles owned by the railroad and 8 miles leased from Union Pacific, with work including double-tracking, bridge rehabilitation, tie replacement, and first-responded training; $3.9 million for improving 24 grade crossings along a 157-mile stretch of Kansas City Southern main line between Frierson and Starks, La. Crossing will receive warning-time systems, gates, flashing lights and motion detectors.
Maryland — $3.1 million to replace a hand-thrown switch with a power switch at Martin yard on the Northeast Corridor in Middle River, Md.; $2.5 million for rehabilitation of 1,960 feet of track and installation of a new turnout on state-owned trackage near Worton, on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.
Massachusetts — $1.8 million to replace the 103-year-old East Mountain Road Bridge on the Pioneer Valley Rail Line, as well as track improvements and resurfacing on either side of the bridge; $1.1 million for improvements at six grade crossings to create a quiet zone in Chelsea, Mass.
Missouri — $10.4 million for one grade-crossing separation, closure of eight grade crossings, and road realignment along the U.S. Route 60 and BNSF rail corridor in Webster County.
Nebraska — $4.5 million for work on the Nebraska, Kansas & Colorado Railway, including more than 42,00 ties, almost 16,000 tons of ballast, and track resurfacing of 106.6 miles of track to eliminate slow orders and allow 40-mph operation on most of the line.
New Hampshire — $4.6 million for four projects on the New Hampshire Northcoast Railroad, including installation of welded rail and associated work on 4 miles of track, installation of positive train control and cab signals on locomotives, upgrades to two grade crossings, and two new rail spurs.
New Mexico — $5.6 million for the latest round of upgrades to the route of the Southwest Chief over Raton Pass, including 12.4 miles of welded rail, 14,750 new ties, repairs to two bridges, rock scaling in three locations, and rebuilding of three grade crossings. Also, $1.3 million for engineering and environmental review for a proposed grade-separation overpass on the Union Pacific in Santa Teresa, N.M.
Oklahoma — $10 million for improvements on the Kiamichi Railroad including replacement of 23 miles of rail and 15 turnouts, reinforcement of 31 bridges, restoration of 13 miles of track, and upgrades to nearly three dozen grade crossings.
Oregon — $3.7 to rehabilitate an inactive 1-mile siding on the Union Pacific between Portland and Salem, Ore., to decrease delays to passenger and freight trains.
Pennsylvania — $7.9 million to develop an onboard GPS sensor system to provide real-time railcar movement information to shippers, car owners, and railroads; $900,000 for improvements to the Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad’s Green Ridge Yard and its junction with Norfolk Southern.
Tennessee — $2.2 million to repair the turning mechanism of the Cumberland River Bridge on the R.J. Corman Memphis Line in Clarksville, Tenn.