JAMESTOWN – Congressman Tom Reed (R-Corning) Nwas in Jamestown Friday at the Jamestown Gateway Train Station, formally known as the Erie-Lackawanna Train Station, for a tour of the station’s restoration upgrades. Following the tour of the train station, Congressman Reed joined state, local and railroad officials and traveled by train to a bridge repair site near Falconer.
According to Reed’s office, the bridge restoration will alleviate the previous weight restriction placed on the railroad. For the first time since the railroad was built in 1852, local businesses will now be able to ship and receive 286,000 pound cars – the rail industry standard. State grants covered half of the restoration costs and a tax credit co-sponsored by Reed covered the balance of the project.
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