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Short-line rail group urges continued ORDC funding, asks for tailored detector rules in HB54
Summary
The Youngstown & Southeastern Railroad and Ohio Railroad Association asked the House Transportation Committee to preserve a $6 million annual Ohio Rail Development Commission (ORDC) allocation in HB54 and to adopt changes similar to Senate Bill 250 to refine wayside detector requirements for short-line operations.
Columbus — Brendan Keener, vice president of commercial development for Midwest & Bluegrass Rail and vice president of the Youngstown & Southeastern Railroad, told the House Transportation Committee on Feb. 11 that short-line railroads depend on targeted state grants and technical assistance to maintain crossings and track and to attract federal matching dollars.
Keener said the Ohio Rail Development Commission's crossing safety…
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