HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania State Transportation Commission (STC) approved a $2.1 million grant for the Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad’s Brookville Branch Service Retention project, Senator Joe Scarnati (R-Jefferson) announced Tuesday.
Scarnati explained that the Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad provides freight rail service over a 20-mile branch line between Falls Creek and Brookville, Pa. The grant will provide support for track and bridge upgrades along the 20-mile rail line stretch which is used for shipments of Brookville Equipment’s railroad locomotives and restored light rail vehicles, including vehicles used by SEPTA.
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