SPOKANE, Wash. — The Columbia Basin Railroad Company, which operates between Moses Lake and Connell in central Washington, received $11,552,000 of federal grant money to rehabilitate approximately 10 miles of their railroad line.
The grants come from the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program, which funds projects that improve the safety, efficiency and reliability of intercity passenger and freight rail.
The proposed project will replace approximately ten miles of rail and approximately 8,000 cross ties on the Columbia Basin Railroad. Below is a photo of the communities that the railroad travels between…