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VTrans outlines freight-rail opportunities: sidings, grants and transload limits from bridge clearances
Summary
VTrans told the House Transportation Committee it supports growing freight on existing rails through a '3-way' cost-share program, Northern Border grants and regional planning work, but noted constraints such as bridge clearances that limit double-stack container and intermodal opportunities in parts of the state.
Agency officials told the House Transportation Committee on Jan. 7 that Vermont has capacity and programs to move more freight by rail but also faces physical constraints that limit some intermodal possibilities.
Dan, the agency rail director as referenced in the hearing, described a "3-way" cost-share program where the state pays one-third of the cost of a rail siding, the railroad pays one-third, and the private company pays one-third to create or lengthen sidings or transload facilities. He also referenced Northern Border grant funding…
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