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October 21, 2026
The Port Journal

Washington has $2.34bn for rail – which freight bottlenecks get fixed?

In a nutshell: A new federal grant round targets short lines, bridges and a petrochemical port, the small pieces of track that can govern much larger freight flows. For shippers, however, a project selection…

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Washington has $2.34bn for rail – which freight bottlenecks get fixed?
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In a nutshell: A new federal grant round targets short lines, bridges and a petrochemical port, the small pieces of track that can govern much larger freight flows. For shippers, however, a project selection is still a long way from an extra train path. The US Department of Transportation (DOT) selected 105 projects for its latest rail grant round on 19 October, presenting the package as a $2.3bn investment across…

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