The Commonwealth of Kentucky is investing nearly $4.2 million in railway rehabilitation projects for Paducah and Louisville Railway.

The funding, part of a $7.5 million investment statewide, will come in the form of grants from the Kentucky Short Line Infrastructure Preservation program for three projects with P&L matching 50 percent of those dollars. One of the projects will rehab crossties on a 53-mile stretch of the Mayfield-Paducah mainline track. Another will rehab turnouts and surrounding structures within the Calvert City industrial area. The third project will replace about 21 miles of rail.

Tom Greene, President and CEO of Paducah and Louisville Railway, said, "Thanks to the Kentucky Short Line Infrastructure Preservation (KSLIP) grants, Paducah & Louisville Railway is investing

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