RUSK COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) -

Andrew Culver spoke with State Sen. Bryan Hughes (R-Tyler) about the groundbreaking celebration in Rusk County. The Henderson Overton Branch freight rail runs about 14 miles from Henderson to Overton.

An $8.48 million FRA Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements grant along with a matching public-private investment will allow for more than $15 million in improvements to modernize the rail, also creating hundreds of jobs.

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