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The release of President Joe Biden s $2.3 trillion infrastructure proposal has proponents of increasing train travel hoping for an upgrade and expansion of rail service, including the long-sought-line between Reading and Philadelphia.
Those hopes were on full display Tuesday during a hearing by the House Democratic Policy Committee with the optimistic title: Back on Track â Investing in Passenger Rail.
Jennie Granger, PennDOT deputy secretary for multi-modal transportation, testified remotely Tuesday. Image from screenshot
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Increased federal funding would be major, Jennie Granger, PennDOT s deputy secretary for multi-modal transportation, told the committee.
Federal funding would help bring the Amtrak and SEPTA systems into a state of good repair and could provide capital to start new service, she said.