United States Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks during a television interview at the White House on July 23 and announced $2.4 billion in federal funding for 122 railroad improvement projects in 41 states on Wednesday. File Photo by Chris Kleponis/UPI | License Photo
Oct. 30 (UPI) — Railroad projects designed to make rail safer, more reliable and more resilient will get more than $2.4 billion in taxpayer funding, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced Tuesday. The funding will support projects 122 rail projects in 41 states and Washington, D.C., that enable goods and people to get to where they are going faster while lowering shipping costs and reducing pollution, the DOT said in a news release. Advertisement