The Ohio Rail Development Commission has approved supporting four grant applications to the Federal Railroad Administration.
The four projects are seeking a collective $52 million in federal Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvement grant funding.
The four projects include a $4.3 million project by R.J. Corman to rebuild track near Dover and Clinton. The track rehabilitation would eliminate slow orders and restore FRA Class II track speeds.
In the Cincinnati region, Norfolk Southern, CSX, and Genesee & Wyoming, are cooperating to review and establish priorities for projects that would reduce congestion in the vicinity of /Queensgate Yard.
The Kanawha River Railroad and NS are seeking $32.5 million to rebuild a rail route between Columbus and Cornelia, West Virginia.
NS owns the track but rail operations are conducted by the KRR, a subsidiary of short line holding company Watco.
The project will eliminate slow orders and restore Class II track speeds across the line.
In western Ohio, the Napoleon Defiance & Western is seeking $13.2 million to complete rehabilitating track between Defiance and Napoleon.
The project would bring the entire line back to a state of good repair.