Plan to Expand Rail Service between NF, NY and Toronto

Monday, 12 April 2021 05:05

By Tami Jeanneret

Media conference set for this afternoon on U.S. side

The Mayor of Niagara Falls, N.Y. and a Western New York Congressman want a chunk of President Joe Biden's $80 billion dollar infrastructure money.

Mayor Robert Restaino and Congressman Brian Higgins have a media conference set for today, where they will discuss a plan to improve Amtrak service in the region

They want to expand the route between Niagara Falls, N.Y. and Toronto .

The announcement is scheduled for 12:45 at the Amtrak station near the Whirlpool Bridge on the U.S. side of the falls.

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Plan to Expand Rail Service between NF, NY and Toronto

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