Federal Government commits additional $200 million to troubled Victorian rail freight project WedWednesday 16 updated WedWednesday 16 DecDecember 2020 at 3:07am The Commonwealth has committed more than $200 million to fix regional Victoria's troubled freight rail project. ( Share Print text only Cancel The Federal Government has committed an additional $200 million to a regional Victorian rail project that ran out of funding more than a year ago. Key points: Farmers in Victoria's north-west are "landlocked" and facing significant costs because of the lack of rail access to ports, advocates say A stalled project to improve the situation will receive a Federal cash injection, but State politicians say the money won't "magic" the problems away