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.
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A little bit of rain will be popping up this morning and early afternoon, but the sun will come back later. Expect the high to hit about 64 degrees.
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A city man who allegedly took $24,000 from Harrahâs Casino and Racetrack in November has been held for trial on all counts following a preliminary hearing before Magisterial District Judge Dawn Vann Tuesday. Markile Washington, 27, of the 100 block of Mowry Street, is charged with theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property for the Nov. 30 robbery. The theft occurred about 11:42 p.m. as a casino employee was counting money, according to an incident report. The woman told police that Washington had approached and asked to use the phone. She gave him the phone and then turned her back and continued to count, according to the report. She said she believed the money drawer was closed, but it was left slightly open, allowing Washington to allegedly reach in and grab stacks of $100 bills.
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