WATERLOO - Last June’s flood took down a Waterloo railroad bridge. But now it’s getting a boost from the federal government for rebuilding.

Union Pacific Railroad says this bridge was a major supply route for John Deere, Tyson, and a few ethanol plants in northeast Iowa.

But the floodwaters broke the center of the bridge, and without it trains in the area have to take a 300 mile detour.

Wednesday, the Federal Railroad Administration awarded a more than $2-million dollar grant for repairs.

Construction should start next month and end in September.