Pennsylvania, Michigan and Massachusetts have all announced they are doing work on passenger rail even before the FRA announcers funding later this year
Firstly the Schuylkill River Passenger Rail Authority has begun looking into where to put a station in Reading for a Reading To Philadelphia rail line and creating a TOD policy for the area around the station while they wait for the FRA funds to arrive for the restoration of the line
Schuylkill River Passenger Rail Authority to analyze potential locations of train stations in Reading The project is in anticipation of a long-term goal of the restoration of passenger rail service between Reading and Philadelphia. WFMZ.com