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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today released the Midwest Regional Rail Plan (MWRRP), a detailed 40-year multistate framework for restoring, modernizing, and expanding the existing intercity passenger rail network in the Midwestern United States.
“The Federal Railroad Administration extends our deepest condolences to the families of those killed and our sincerest hopes for the full and speedy recovery of those injured as a result of the derailment of Amtrak’s Empire Builder Train #7. Our number one focus is safety and we are committed to...