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Watco among recipients of KDOT short line rail funding
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Pittsburg-based Watco Companies will receive $114,725 for improvements to a local facility from the Kansas Department of Transportation, Gov. Laura Kelly's office announced this week. - photo by File Photo
PITTSBURG, Kan. — Gov. Laura Kelly and Transportation Secretary Julie Lorenz announced this week that 10 projects totaling more than $5 million have been awarded as part of the Kansas Department of Transportation’s Short Line Rail Improvement Fund Program, including $114,725 for a local project. The state funding will pay for improvements at the Watco Companies mechanical shop in rural Crawford County, east of Pittsburg near the Missouri state line.