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Amtrak gets grant to help restore daily Cardinal service through West Virginia

12/20/2023

​​​HUNTINGTON, WV (WOWK) – Money is coming to help restore the daily Amtrak Cardinal Train route from Chicago to New York City by way of nine West Virginia communities.


According to the City of Huntington, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced a $500,000 grant to help restore the route. 

Huntington Mayor Steve Williams says the Corridor Identification & Development (ID) Program grant will help the company and the city figure out how to get the daily service back up and running, get it funded and bring economic development and tourism on the line to “new levels.”

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