Sacramento Bee-Port of West Sacramento gets federal cash to add railroad loop

The Port of West Sacramento said it has been awarded a grant of more than $960,000 from the Federal Railroad Administration for construction of a rail loop track that will increase freight capacity and handling efficiency.

The port is one of 12 recipients that will share $16.9 million in funding to relocate, replace and improve railroad track segments under the FRA's Rail Line Relocation and Improvement grant program.

"With this grant, the port will be able to handle more business, more efficiently," said U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena.