WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Thom Tillis announced $3.5 million in grant fundingfrom the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to identify potential new rail routes or improvements across North Carolina. The Corridor sponsors would enter Step 1 of the program to develop a scope, schedule, and cost estimate for preparing, completing, or documenting its service development plan.  "This $3.5 million in grant funding to ide  more