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GARDEN CITY, Kan. — Repair on the Amtrak route in southwest Kansas can now begin.
The city commission in Garden City approved a grant agreement this week with the Federal Railroad Administration on the revised agreement between the city, the Kansas Department of Transportation and the agreement between the city and BNSF Railway.
The parties met during a special meeting on Monday. The $12.5 million federal grant will pay for urgent repairs on the route of Amtrak’s Southwest Chief in western Kansas and eastern Colorado.
In September, Amtrak spokesman Marc Magliari said the money will pay for repairs allowing passenger trains to maintain 60- and 70-mph speeds.
-The Associated Press contributed to this story.