WASHINGTON — The Buffalo News reports that the Senate Appropriations Committee has included $1.5 million for an intermodal Amtrak station near the Whirlpool Rapids Bridge in Niagara Falls, lawmakers said Tuesday.
Sens. Charles E. Schumer and Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., said the funds involve site purchase and various studies for the station near Whirlpool and Main streets.
They said the funding will be used for protection of the nearby Customs House, which will be incorporated into the intermodal project. The funds for the Falls were included in a total of $9.1 million for various Western New York projects, which have been previously announced.
The House has not yet acted on the transportation appropriations bill.