(The Center Square) — The state has upgraded 138 miles of the Heart of Georgia Railroad, the first project the state has completed under a federal program to upgrade rail projects nationwide.
In 2018, the Federal Railroad Administration awarded $2 million in Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvement grant funding. The state contributed another $2 million in bond funds for the project.
This project began in July 2020 and is part of upgrading the HOG railroad as part of a multi-year Georgia Department of Transportation initiative to bring the line into Class II compliance. Work included track and rail bridge upgrades to support 286,000-pound rail cars and remove speed restrictions on sections of the line, one of several the state owns.
“These Georgia DOT owned short line railroads provide first and last mile service transporting Georgia…
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