America is Building Again Delivered by President Trump and Secretary Duffy - Railroad Train Icon
New National Railroad Partnership Program utilizes over $2 billion in repurposed funding for California High Speed Rail Boondoggle
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announced that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the National Railroad Partnership Program. The new NOFO allocates more than $5 billion in funding for projects that enhance safety on intercity passenger rail networks. This includes improvements to grade crossings, which result in more than 2,000 incidents and 200 fatalities each year.
The NOFO includes approximately $2.4 billion the FRA de-obligated from the California High-Speed Rail boondoggle, which will now be reinvested into successful projects, critical infrastructure upgrades, and rail safety. This is the first of many Trump Infrastructure Dividends whereby recompeted federal dollars will be redirected from wasteful boondoggles to real infrastructure projects that benefit the American people. (....)