If even 4 of the routes proposed in the FRA long Distance Study get approved and built, the US would be radically changed, have better safer more green transportation, so send in your recommendations and comments to the FRA today because suggestions close TOMORROW
Tomorrow is the last day of public comment on the FRA Long Distance Rail Study
If you want to know which routes to give feedback to the FRA about, tell them to endorse and recommend Daily Cardinal, Chicago-Miami, Detroit-New Orleans, New York-Dallas, Denver-Seattle and St.Paul-Phoenix as these are the routes that fill in the largest gaps in the system and offer the best connectivity.
All FRA Corridor ID and FSP grants have been released, here is the official DOT map
Atlanta is getting funding for studies of 3 new passenger Rail lines to Savannah, Charlotte, and Nashville
12 routes in Illinois have received funding for studys to begin improvements or creation of new routes
The Federal Government has funded 729 million dollars towards a new Long bridge over the Potomac
Map of current rail Grant Recepiants as of December 6th 2023, map made by @thunderwolf08 on Twitter
The North Coast Hiawatha between Chicago and Seattle has received a 500k grant for further study in restoration
Wisconsin has received funding for 5 lines with each receiving 500k for studys of Chicago to Madison, Eau Clair, Green Bay, and improving frequency on the Hiawatha, the final line was a TCMC round trip
The Philadelphian between Pittsburgh and New York has received 144 million to begin a second round trip
