MoDOT receives federal grant for St. Louis area corridor

Federal Railroad Administration awarded the Missouri Department of Transportation $3.6 million to construct a third main track on the St. Louis Grand Avenue-to-Gratiot Street rail corridor, which is one of the busiest rail corridors in the metropolitan St. Louis area. The project will allow the existing track located nearest the Gateway Intermodal Station to be used primarily for Amtrak train access to the Gateway Station. The improvements will reduce delays to Amtrak trains and improve the on-time performance of this busy rail corridor in downtown St. Louis.