The Biden administration is handing out more than $570 million in grants to help eliminate railroad crossings in 32 states. The grants are being made available just as the railroad industry is increasingly relying on longer and longer trains to cut costs. The grants will help eliminate more than three dozen crossings that delay traffic […]
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Millions in grant money to eliminate dozens of dangerous rail crossings
The Biden administration is handing out more than $570 million in grants to help eliminate railroad crossings in 32 states. The grants are being made available just as the railroad industry is increasingly relying on longer and longer trains to cut costs. The grants will help eliminate more than three dozen crossings that delay traffic and sometimes keep first responders from where help is desperately needed. There have been examples of ambulance delays resulting in a death and homes burning down while firefighters wait at a blocked crossing.