Two federal rail funding announcements for upstate New York led the day.
- SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND DELIVER $20+ MILLION FOR CRITICAL RAILWAY REPAIRS IN ROCHESTER-FINGER LAKES REGION & SUPPORT MAJOR BUSINESSES THAT RELY ON RAILWAY: Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand announced $20,843,235 from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s CRISI program. It includes $11.2 million for the Ontario Midland Railroad and $9.6 million for the Falls Road Railroad, covering track replacement in Wayne County and between Brockport and Lockport.
- SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND DELIVER $3.1 MILLION TO MODERNIZE CENTRAL NEW YORK FREIGHT RAIL CORRIDOR CONNECTING CORTLAND COUNTY TO ONONDAGA COUNTY: Schumer and Gillibrand announced $3.1 million to help NYS&W upgrade infrastructure between Cortland and Virgil. The senators call the main line a key freight corridor for Central New York businesses and manufacturing projects such as Micron.
