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4/7/2026
The Ohio Rail Development Commission (ORDC) late last week announced grants for five rail projects totaling $3.9 million.
The funding assistance is associated with nearly $66.1 million in rail infrastructure investments, ORDC officials said in a press release.
The commission approved a $300,000 grant to the Ross County engineer’s office to replace a roadway bridge spanning the state-owned Jackson Rail Line and a $125,000 grant to Winchester Ag Service Inc. to rehabilitate rail infrastructure at its Winchester facility so the company can serve a new plant operation about 20 miles away.
The ORDC also will provide the following three grants for upcoming federal Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements program grants to be issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation:
a $1.75 million grant for a $46.5 million project designed to improve sections of the Indiana & Ohio Railway/WESTCO from the Ohio-Michigan state line to Jeffersonville, Ohio, to create full double-stack container clearance;
a $1 million grant for a $10.4 million project to rehabilitate the 70-mile Cincinnati Eastern Railroad mainline between Hamilton and Adams County; and
a $700,000 grant for a $7.5 million project to upgrade 8.5 miles of the Wabash mainline from a Pergo turnout to the Indiana state line.
In addition, the ORDC has authorized staff to sponsor several grade separation projects for the next round of the federal Railroad Crossing Elimination grant program. Ohio projects are planned in Fairfield, Toledo and three counties.