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Intramotev selected as FRA grant technical partner to deploy autonomous freight railcars in Missouri

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The U.S. Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced the selection of Columbia, Missouri, to receive $16.2 million in funding through its CRISI (Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements) grant program. Intramotev, as technical partner, will deploy TugVolt autonomous freight railcars on the local Columbia Terminal Railroad (COLT). Intramotev will build two TugVolt units at its St. Louis facility for deployment on COLT's 21.4-mile line connecting Centralia and Columbia. Operations will proceed in phases under an FRA-approved test plan: first, remote shunting operations at COLT's Columbia terminal, then gradual expansion to autonomous freight service across the full line and at public grade crossings.