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FRA Announces $4 Million Loan to Great Western Railway

Document Series:
Press Releases
Press Release Number
N/A
Contact Name
Warren Flatau
Contact Phone Number
202-493-6024
Keywords:
RRIF, Great Western Railway (GWR),


Friday, December 14, 2007 (Washington, DC) The Great Western Railway (GWR) is receiving a $4 million loan from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) under the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) Program. The GWR, a subsidiary of Omnitrax, is a short line carrier that primarily provides freight service for eleven shippers to and from a 700 acre Industrial Park located between Windsor and Greeley, Colorado. The loan funding will be used to construct a new track connecting to the Front Range Ethanol Plant, create a new interchange with the Union Pacific Railroad at Greeley, rebuild 2½ miles of track allowing the railroad to safely accommodate more and longer unit trains, and rehabilitate track between Fort Collins and the facility. Sand, lumber, and grain are the three largest commodities transported by the railroad.


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