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WV railroad facility to receive $376K grant

The U.S. Economic Development Administration is providing a federal grant of $376,000 to assist with the operations at a railroad facility that transfers shipping containers.

A federal grant will assist with the operations of a railroad facility in West Virginia.

U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin announced the $376,000 grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration last month. The senators said in a statement that the grant will support the Marshall University Research Corp. with the operations.

Ownership of the Heartland Intermodal Gateway facility was transferred from the state to the Wayne County Commission last August. Marshall University spokeswoman Leah Payne told The Herald-Dispatch that the commission is working with the Huntington Area Development Council and the Marshall University Research Corp. "to move the project forward."

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Payne said the funding will "help the commission facilitate the transfer process and prepare the necessary bid correspondence for a new operator for the intermodal gateway facility."

The 65-acre facility that opened in 2015 was designed to transfer shipping containers between railcars and trucks. State funds and a federal grant were used to pay for the $32 million project.

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