Finger Lakes Railway is applying for a Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery grant from the federal Department of Transportation. The railroad wants to improve segments of its tracks, and carry garbage into the Seneca Meadows landfill. Pending regulations meant to reduce garbage trucks traveling through the region, unstable fuel prices and an initiative to make New York City more green have created a perfect storm that may push trash onto trains rather than tractor-trailers.

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