This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration under the National Railroad Passenger Corporation Grants program (CFDA 20.315), provides $513,352,125.00 to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) to maintain safe national passenger rail operations, pursue activities supporting efficient intercity passenger rail service, and address federal operating requirements for regions outside the Northeast Corridor. The award...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $578,510,007.00 from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), under the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) Grants program (CFDA 20.315), supports Amtrak's maintenance of safe national passenger rail operations, efficient service to intercity passenger rail ridership, and compliance with federal operating requirements. The award funds activities across Amtrak's Northeast Corridor and National Network...
This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the Federal Railroad Administration's National Railroad Passenger Corporation (CFDA 20.315) Grants program, provides $18,351,521.00 in support for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) to promote mutual cooperation and planning pertaining to rail operations, infrastructure investments, and related activities along the Northeast Corridor. The award, effective from August 1, 2024 to November 1, 2029, is intended to modernize and improve...
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) awarded a $11,000,000 Project Grant under the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) program to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) to conduct a programmatic National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) corridor study and an Northeast Corridor (NEC) corridor-wide survey. These activities will generate information needed to inform future fence installation at sites vulnerable to and at elevated risk for trespassing...
This Project Grant award from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), under the Fiscal Year 2013 Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (CFDA 20.323) program, provides $21,000,000 to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) to advance the Substation 41 reconstruction project. The funding will be used for preliminary design, engineering, and force account labor to support the final design of the project. Additionally, the grant will...
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) awarded a $34,365,000 Project Grant under the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail program (CFDA 20.326) to the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority (NNEPRA) to enhance the safety and reliability of passenger and freight rail services in the region. The grant will fund the selective replacement of approximately 124,000 crossties, 1,290 switch timbers at 43 turnout switches, the distribution of 500 tons of stone ballast per...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) under the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail program (CFDA 20.326) will provide $37,500,000 to complete planning, preliminary engineering, and environmental review to support future final design and construction of a bridge replacement project. The key products and services to be delivered include replacing the current bridge structure, expanding capacity from...
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) awarded a $250,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail (CFDA 20.326) program to the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority (NNEPRA). This funding will support the development of a Service Development Plan (SDP) for the Downeaster rail corridor, which connects Boston, MA to Brunswick, ME via Portland, ME. The SDP project will involve completing key planning and development activities, including...
This $14,398,285 State of Good Repair Grant awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.525) provides funding to the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority (NNEPRA) for preventative maintenance activities on the Downeaster passenger rail corridor and vehicles. The expected outcomes include greater reliability and on-time performance as the corridor and vehicles are kept in a state of good repair. The grant will support essential maintenance and rehabilitation of the fixed...
The $1,577,314,971 federal Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration under the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail (CFDA 20.326) program funds the East River Tunnel Rehabilitation (ERT) project. The project includes final design and construction to completely rehabilitate Lines 1 and 2 of the ERT, remediating damage from Superstorm Sandy and returning the tunnels to a state of good repair. This will ensure passenger trains...