(Source: Rhode Island Public Radio, December 28, 2016)
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Federal Railroad Administration has proposed a major expansion of the Northeast rail corridor from Washington, D.C. through Providence and Boston. The plan would cost an estimated $120 billion, to build new tracks, new lines, and more trains. The plan still needs the support of the eight states involved, and president-elect Donald Trump, who has said he wants to spend up to a trillion dollars on infrastructure nationwide over the next 10 years.
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