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摘要

STATE OF GOOD REPAIR A dozen regionals and short lines last month . learned they'll obtain grants from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation to help fund infrastructure improvements. Among the largest grants: R. J Corman Railroad Group will receive $3 million to replace 25 linear miles of rail and 4,800 ties, construct a 4,000-foot siding and install two turnouts; Allegheny Valley Railroad will get $2.5 million to repair a bridge on a route used by three railroads; Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad Co. will obtain $1.9 million to install new timbers, walkways and handrails on three bridges; and Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway Co. will gain $1.1 million to repair a tunnel.