Fw: DOT Secretary's Blog - Welcome to the Fast Lane Update--President Obama to DOT: "Ahead of schedule and under budget"

[allan thomas]

FYI --- On Mon, 4/13/09, Department of Transportation <us...@govdelivery.com> wrote: From: Department of Transportation <us...@govdelivery.com> Subject: DOT Secretary's Blog - Welcome to the Fast Lane Update--President Obama to DOT: "Ahead of schedule and under budget" To: allan...@sunsetteam.org Date: Monday, April 13, 2009, 4:11 PM You are subscribed to DOT Secretary's Blog - Welcome to the Fast Lane for Department of Transportation. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Update your subscriptions, modify your password or e-mail address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your e-mail address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please contact sup...@govdelivery.com. All other inquires can be directed to dot.co...@ost.dot.gov. This service is provided to you at no charge by the U.S. Department of Transportation. U.S. Department of Transportation · 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE · Washington DC 20590 · 202-385-HELP (4357)

[Earl Smyth]

Dear Allan,

Freight trains are eligible for part of the the 27 billion highway funds-Why are they not getting some of these funds?

 It would do wonders for the Sunset and other rail lines. 

Earl Smyth 

On Apr 14, 2009, at 8:53 AM, allan thomas wrote:

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[Richard L. Friedman]

Don't know where Mr. Smyth gets his info, but freight trains don't get highway funds.  Railroad companies don't get highway funds either.  Railroad companies may benefit from the monies the States and Federal government spend on freeways and state highways to eliminate grade crossings, etc.  Most often, if grade crossings are eliminated, the railroad has to put up a percentage of the cost.

State Constitutions vary, but here in California, highway funds can be spent on only a very restricted set of circumstances.  Railroads are not one of them except as noted above.  Commuter railroads, and local rail transit may apply for "guideway" projects, but they are not "railroads" by definition.

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