Watco Short Lines to Benefit from FRA Grants

Watco Short Lines to Benefit from FRA Grants

Watco’s short line railroads will be benefiting from Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) grants announced by the Federal Railroad Administration. Funds will be used to:

1. Convert eight locomotives into fully battery-electric power units which will be used for switching on the Arkansas Southern Railroad, Kaw River Railroad, Jacksonville Port Terminal Railroad, Savannah & Old Fort Railroad (2), Timber Rock Railroad (2), and the Vicksburg Southern Railroad

2. Upgrade 37 miles of railroad track on the South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad

3. Repair bridges and culverts, and improve grade crossings on the Louisiana Southern Railroad

4. Make improvements to bridges and track on the Blue Ridge Southern Railroad

5. Fund project development activities to rehabilitate three moveable swing bridges on the Fox Valley & Lake Superior Rail System

6. Improve 180 miles of track and bridges on the Kanawha River Railroad

7. Upgrade crossings and track on the Palouse River & Coulee City Railroad