March 29, 2009: The Hook "‘Steel interstate’: Boucher seeks funds for rail ferry"
Submitted by VHSR on March 29, 2009 - 3:00am.
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Seizing a moment in history under a president who favors funding railroads to stimulate the economy and move both freight and passengers, Virginia Congressman Rick Boucher (D-VA, 9th) appears poised to secure cash for once-just-a-dream “Steel Interstate,” something supporters believe would pull trucks off Interstate 81 and create vast transportation efficiencies.