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8/16/2023
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has opened application period for grants under the Rail Transportation Assistance Program (RTAP) and the Rail Freight Assistance Program (RFAP).
PennDOT manages two freight-rail grant programs: RTAP, a capital budget grant program funded with bonds; and RFAP, which is funded through the Multimodal Fund created by Act 89.
Both programs provide financial assistance for investments in freight-rail infrastructure, with the intent of preserving essential freight-rail service and stimulating economic growth through new or expanded freight-rail service, PennDOT officials said in a press release.
Applications will be available on the application website through Sept. 1. In the 2022 grant period, PennDOT awarded $26 million for 24 freight-rail projects.
Pennsylvania ranks first in the country in the number of operating railroads at 65 and ranks near the top in total track mileage at more than 5,600 miles.