Trains, transit get windfall in Washington omnibus budget bill

March 22, 2018
By LAUREN GARDNER, With help from Brianna Gurciullo and Stephanie Beasley, Politico Morning Transportation; March 22, 2018

MAKE IT RAIN: … or snow, given meteorological conditions in Washington. Either way, that’s what federal rail and transit programs are saying on the heels of the omnibus rollout, which finally happened Thursday night. The deal would funnel billions of dollars to rail and transit, thanks in no small part to the extra billions for infrastructure wrapped into the recent two-year budget deal. DOT’s top-line discretionary figure came in at $27.3 billion, an $8.7 billion jump from current spending. Here’s a quick breakdown of items in the bill that don’t rhyme with “late May” (doesn’t that kind of weather sound great right about now?):

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