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Posted 22 April 2014 - 10:55 AM

ProgressiveRailroading.com, 4/22:

TIGER VI grants eyed for rail projects in four states

With the deadline for Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) VI grant applications approaching on April 28, several railroads and state or local government bodies are lining up to apply for their respective rail projects. The TIGER program has been allocated $600 million by the federal government for the sixth round of grant funding, which is governed by the U.S. Department of Transportation.

BNSF Railway Co., the Minnesota Department of Transportation and several other partners plan to apply for a TIGER VI grant to build a wye track near Willmar, Minn. Other applicants would include the city of Willmar and Kandiyohi County.

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In Indiana, the city of Munster plans to apply for a $30 million TIGER VI grant for the first phase of a grade separation project.

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In the Pacific Northwest, the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay plans to apply for a $10 million TIGER VI grant to help refurbish five bridges on its 134-mile rail line between Eugene and Coquille, which is operated by Coos Bay Rail Link.

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Meanwhile, the Muskogee City-County Port Authority plans to apply for a TIGER VI grant to help fund a rail improvement and expansion project at the Port of Muskogee, Okla.

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