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RJ Corman asks Horry County for funding commitment to pursue federal rail safety grant
Summary
RJ Corman representatives told the Horry County INR committee their rehabilitation plan for the county’s leased rail line is part of a roughly $16 million package and asked the county for a letter of commitment to help secure a CRISI federal grant that would cover about 70% of the proposed work.
Adam Boyles, representing RJ Corman, told the Horry County INR committee that the company revived a line idled in 2012 and has grown traffic from a handful of cars to roughly 8,000–9,000 carloads this year. He said the line’s restoration has removed thousands of trucks from local highways and framed a new proposal to upgrade the county’s leased section as part of a multi‑state grant application.
Why it matters: The company described a roughly $16 million package of improvements for the Horry County portion of the route and said it plans to seek federal CRISI (Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements) funds to cover about 70% of project costs. To be competitive, RJ Corman said it…
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