Rail Improvements

BNSF - MAIN LINE

COLUMBIA BASIN RR - SHORTLINE

The Federal Railroad Administration is administering a Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Fostering Advancements in Shipping and Transportation for the Long-term Achievement of National Efficiencies (FASTLANE) grant to the Port of Moses Lake (Port) for the construction and restoration of approximately 8 miles of rail corridor in Port of Moses Lake, WA (Project). This Project will restore rail service to Moses Lake, the Grant County International Airport (GCIA), and to thousands of acres of current and future industrial lands along the Wheeler Industrial Corridor. Additionally, the Project will allow rail traffic to and from the GCIA industrial area to avoid passing through downtown Moses Lake. The Project will:

• Construct approximately 4.5 miles of new rail line connecting the existing Columbia Basin Railroad Company (CBRW) rail line in Wheeler to CBRW’s existing rail line just west of Crab Creek, and reroute traffic from the existing aging rail infrastructure to this new route (Segment 1); and

• Rehabilitate approximately 3 miles of existing track connecting Segment 1 to the Airport (Segment 3).