IDAHO FALLS – The Idaho Transportation Department is seeking public comment on the future of the rail industry in the Gem State.

ITD helps ensure safety along the state’s highways and one of the ways it does that is by installing infrastructure to regulate the flow of traffic. The agency works with Union Pacific Railroad to install and update lights, gates and signage at railroad crossings. While the rail industry is managed by the private sector, there are no state funding sources for freight or passenger rail. ITD helps provide federal funds for infrastructure needs.

In a news release earlier this week, ITD says it’s updating the 2013 Idaho Statewide Rail Plan to “provide a strategic path forward for Idaho’s freight and passenger rail systems.”

Through Nov. 12, ITD is asking the publi

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