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Short-line railroads ask committee to preserve $20 million annual Transportation Equity Fund for track and bridge repairs
Summary
Short-line representatives told the House Transportation Committee that recent state funding has enabled bridge replacements, tie installation and rail upgrades, and they asked legislators to make a $20 million annual Transportation Equity Fund allocation recurring to sustain maintenance and economic development across rural Tennessee.
Short-line railroad leaders asked the House Transportation Committee on March 4, 2025, to preserve and make recurring a $20 million annual allocation from the state's Transportation Equity Fund to maintain and rehabilitate short-line railroads across Tennessee.
JJ Hohorse, president of three Tennessee short lines (West Tennessee Railroad, TennKen Railroad, South Central Tennessee Railroad), and Dwayne Robinson, White County executive and chairman of the Tennessee Short Line Alliance, told the committee short lines serve as critical first-mile/last-mile connectors for agriculture, manufacturing and forestry customers in…
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