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    Shapiro Administration Invests Nearly $53 Million in 30 Rail Infrastructure Projects, Supporting Economic Development and Nearly 450 Jobs Statewide

    January 21, 2026

    The Shapiro Administration has invested $150 million in Pennsylvania’s rail freight network since taking office in 2023.

    Harrisburg, PA – Today, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced that it will invest nearly $53 million in 30 rail freight improvement projects that will enhance freight mobility while creating and sustaining an estimated 450 jobs across Pennsylvania.

    These investments - funded through the Rail Transportation Assistance Program (RTAP) and the Rail Freight Assistance Program (RFAP) – builds on the Shapiro Administration’s progress to improve the infrastructure that connects Pennsylvania businesses and communities and grow Pennsylvania’s economy. Pennsylvania is the only state with a dedicated rail freight grant program in the country, and the Shapiro Administration has invested over $150 million in the Commonwealth’s rail freight network since taking office in 2023.

    Pennsylvania is also the only state in the Northeast with a growing economy, according to Moody’s.

    “Pennsylvania’s rail freight network supports family sustaining jobs and connects Pennsylvania communities to the global economy while bolstering local economic development,” said PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll. “These investments to expand and improve the network will create opportunities for generations of Pennsylvanians to come.” 

    Pennsylvania has 65 operating railroads, which is more than any other state in the nation. PennDOT is committed to working with private rail operators and rail-served businesses to construct new rail lines and assist in maintaining and improving Pennsylvania’s roughly 5,600 miles of freight lines. 

    The following is a list of the 30 rail freight projects that will be funded through RTAP and RFAP:  

    Allegheny County:

    • Allegheny Valley Railroad: $2.1 million to replace 1.3 miles of jointed rail with new 136 lb. rail on the Allegheny Subdivision.
    • Union Railroad: $700,000 to replace ties within seven tracks within the Ore Yard and four tracks on the Joe Wolf Yard.
    • MetalTech: $840,000 to replace approximately 2,000 feet of rail and rebuilt a 250-foot concrete embedded grade crossing at its metals processing facility.

    Armstrong, Butler, Clearfield, Elk, Jefferson, Lawrence, and McKean Counties:

    • Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad: $4 million to improve 218 miles of the Main Line and P&W Subdivisions through replacements of 40 grade crossings, 80,000 feet of rail, 30,000 ties, and surfacing 48 miles of track. 

    Berks County:

    • Berks County Redevelopment Authority: $2.6 million to replace 1,600 feet of existing track, construct 2,430 feet of new track and a siding to serve the Boyertown Foundry.
    • H&K Group, Inc.: $827,000 to rehabilitate and improve the track siding at the Birdsboro Quarry.

    Blair County: 

    • Everett Railroad: $285,000 to rehabilitate the approach, masonry substructure, and bridge deck on a railroad bridge span in Freedom Township.

    Blair and Centre Counties:

    • SEDA-COG Joint Rail Authority: $2.1 million to rehabilitate five bridges on the Nittany & Bald Eagle Railroad (NBER) Nittany Main and the Bellefonte Branch.

    Bradford and Wyoming Counties:

    • RJ Corman Railroad Company Lehigh Line: $3 million to rehabilitate approximately 22 miles of track along the Lehigh Line with ties, ballast, and surfacing.

    Butler, Cameron, and Elk Counties:

    • Pittsburg & Shawmut Railroad: $3.1 million to rehabilitate approximately 20 miles of track on the Laurel Subdivision, an additional 6 miles of track, install two switch machines, and improve a grade crossing in the Butler Yard.

    Cambria County:

    • Lehigh Valley Rail Management: $2.1 million to replace approximately 7,000 ties and install 10 new turnouts at its Johnstown rail facility.

    Cambria and Clearfield Counties:

    • RJ Corman Railroad Company Pennsylvania Lines: $1 million to rehabilitate approximately 8 miles of track along the Cresson and Wallaceton Subdivisions with ties, ballast, and surfacing.

    Clinton County:

    • Snavely’s Mill: $3.2 million to construct two new rail spurs and rehabilitate over 3,000 feet of track at its transloading facility.
    • South Avis Realty: $819,000 to replace ties and rehabilitate three grade crossings throughout its facility.

    Columbia County:

    • Sekisui Kydex, LLC: $1 million to remove an existing siding and construct a new extended siding to increase capacity at its Bloomsburg South Campus Facility.

    Dauphin County:

    • Consolidated Scrap Resources: $455,000 to rehabilitate existing track and construct new rail track within its 28-acre Harrisburg yard.

    Delaware County:

    • Conrail: $1.7 million to replace 11 turnouts within Stoney Creek Yard and includes replacements with steel timbers.

    Franklin County:

    • Pennsylvania & Southern Railway: $912,000 to rehabilitate over 6,000 feet on the outbound and inbound tracks serving the Cumberland Valley Business Park in Chambersburg.

    Lancaster County:

    • Strasburg Rail Road: $1.2 million to rehabilitate approximately 3,000 feet of track, improve a grade crossing, and install permanent bulk transloading equipment.

    Lebanon County:

    • Allen Distribution: $722,000 to construct three rail sidings at a 625,000-square-foot logistics center connecting to a Norfolk Southern line in Jackson Township.
    • Peachey Rail Works: $810,000 to construct two additional tracks and install unloading equipment.

    Luzerne County:

    • Greiner Packaging Corp.: $1.6 million to construct a 0.2 mile spur and 1,600-linear-foot vacuum push/pull system to transfer resin from the railyard to on-site silos.
    • Redevelopment Authority of Luzerne County: $673,000 to rehabilitate a grade crossing and approximately 10 miles of spot tie replacement.

    Philadelphia County:

    • Philadelphia Regional Port Authority dba PhilaPort: $974,473 to rehabilitate 2,600 feet of rail storage track and replace a turnout at Tioga Marine Terminal.
    • Riverside Materials Inc.: $679,000 to rehabilitate their industrial unloading and conveying system used to unload unit trains of aggregates.

    Susquehanna County:

    • Central New York Railroad: $3.4 million to rehabilitate Bridge 192.22 near Susquehanna. 

    Washington County:

    • Pittsburgh & Ohio Central Railroad: $1.1 million to construct approximately 4,800 feet of new track in the Scully Yard and rehabilitate 10,560 linear feet of track on the Arden Subdivision.
    • Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway: $5.9 million to rehabilitate three rail bridges located on the Pittsburgh and Rook subdivisions.

    Westmoreland County:

    • Southwest Pennsylvania Railroad: $3.24 million to rehabilitate 3 miles of rail replacing jointed rail on the Radebaugh Subdivision with welded rail.

    York County:

    • York Railway: $1.5 million to improve track in the Lincoln Yard with rail replacement, upgrading turnouts, and surfacing two grade crossings.

    For more information on PennDOT rail grant programs visit the department’s Rail Freight and Ports page.

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    MEDIA CONTACT: Alexis Campbell, 717-783-8800 or alecampbel@pa.gov  

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