Rep. Jerald Nadler of New York headed up a bill that will add $3 billion dollars in government subsidies to commuter and passenger rail projects across the country, the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday. Adding to the already massive economic recovery plan, the additional $3 billion dollars will chalk the transit total up to $12 Billion, with roads and bridges now receiving a heft $30 billion.

Deron Lovaas, a representative for the Natural Resource Defense Council, says the extra money “will go a long way to improve our rail systems and maintain the jobs needed to keep them running.”

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