WASHINGTON — The U.S. government is doling out millions of dollars to railroad projects throughout the country in hopes of improving supply chains and passenger rail service.

More than 46 projects will receive $368 million in Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements to improve safety and broaden the nation's rail infrastructure, including one in Nebraska.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg commented saying that railroads have become congested when cargo moves from shipyards to trains, leading to "higher costs and longer delays for Americans and for businesses."

The grants will go to projects in 32 states, with nearly double the 25% minimum investment going to rural communities, according to Amit Bose, administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration.

The rural projects, Bose said, include $8.3 million for a Florida Panhandle rural capacity expansion, “which will allow the Florida Gulf and Atlantic Railroad to move critical goods in rural areas,” as well as $11 million to upgrade the Cimarron Valley Railroad in southwest Kansas that will “help agricultural and biodiesel producers move more goods more quickly.”

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