Crack reporting by WDEL’s Jim Hilgen leaves out the fact that Mike Castle voted against funding the AMTRACK stimulus project that he is so eager to take credit for.
Stimulus money at work in Delaware
By Jim HilgenState and federal officials from Delaware will celebrate the first project completed with federal stimulus funds.
An Amtrak train car, refurbished using stimulus money at the Amtrak shop in Bear will be unveiled on Monday.
Governor Jack Markell will be joined by Senator Tom Carper and Congressman Mike Castle in putting the rail car into service.
As a result of nearly 60 million dollars in federal stimulus funds, Amtrak’s Bear facility has added more than 50 new employees to rehab 60 passenger rail cars between now and February 2011.