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County rail system gets funding

Upgrades loom for Davenport link to Wilbur

DAVENPORT — The U.S. Federal Railroad Administration has awarded $37.7 million toward Washington State Rural Rail Rehabilitation Phase III to improve supply chain efficiency and resiliency along rail lines across Lincoln County and other rural areas in Eastern Washington.

State Rail Freight and Port’s Divisions Capital and PCC Railway Program Manager Larry Rasmussen said $37.7 million has been earmarked for Washington Eastern Railroad connecting Davenport to Wilbur.

“The project is going to replace 34 miles of rail and ties between Davenport and Wilbur,” Rasmussen said.

The funds will pay to r...

 

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