Federal funding announced for Kentucky railroads

US Senator Mitch McConnell announced Monday the U.S. Department of Transportation will award $32.1 million to the R.J. Corman Railroad Group and $6.4 million to the Louisville and Indiana Railroad Company through the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements Program.

R.J. Corman will use its award to rehabilitate tracks across multiple rail lines in Central and Western Kentucky, enhancing the efficiency and timeliness of its rail operations. 

The funding awarded to LIRC will support critical repairs to Clagg Bridge, an important rail bridge traversing the Ohio River between Louisville, Kentucky and Clarksville, Indiana that services both rail and waterway traffic.