The Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) received a $24,423,934 Project Grant award from the Federal Railroad Administration's Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail program on March 1, 2024. The grant will fund a project to relocate two Maryland Area Regional Commuter (MARC) trainsets from Baltimore Penn Station to Martins Yard. This will enable the repurposing of an existing track at Penn Station for revenue, intercity, and high-speed rail service. The project includes...
This $23,500,000 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 fund planning, preliminary engineering, and environmental review activities to support the future final design and construction of a bridge replacement project. The key products and services to be delivered include: Completing planning, preliminary engineering, and National Environmental...
The Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) was awarded a $1,744,163 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the All Stations Accessibility Program (CFDA 20.533). The purpose of this grant is to provide funding for preliminary design and environmental compliance activities to make the College Park MARC Station on the MARC Camden Line fully accessible for passengers with disabilities, including those using wheelchairs. The grant will...
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) awarded a $7,320,000 Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program grant to the Hancock County Port & Harbor Commission in Mississippi on June 1, 2025. The grant will fund a project to enhance rail infrastructure at the Port Bienville Industrial Park, including the construction of an 8-track classification yard and a 3,500-linear-foot intermodal switch lead. Key activities include preliminary engineering, environmental...
This $8,910,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.533 All Stations Accessibility Program) will provide funding to the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) for engineering and design activities to upgrade the Martin Airport MARC Station on the MARC Penn Line. The purpose is to make the station fully accessible for passengers with disabilities, including those who use wheelchairs, by improving grade separation of...
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) awarded a $13,891,057.36 Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program grant to the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) on January 1, 2025. The grant will fund a full life cycle project to construct a grade-separated highway interchange and rail overpass, eliminate eight at-grade rail crossings, and build outer roads to consolidate and close five partial access intersections and two full-access highway...
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) awarded a $187,500 Project Grant under the Railroad Crossing Elimination (CFDA 20.327) program to the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) to conduct a feasibility study for a new pedestrian and bicycle crossing at the Kensington MARC Station in Kensington, Maryland. The grant-funded activities include providing a project implementation and monitoring plan, performing technical analysis, conducting stakeholder outreach, and preparing a project...
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) awarded a $11,000,000 Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program grant to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) to implement a 12-month Engineering Track Foremen Inspectors Workforce Development Apprenticeship Training Program. This program will provide upward mobility training for 25 employees in the pilot class and an additional 35 employees to become Engineering Track Foremen who will lead track maintenance...
This $650,000 Project Grant award from the Federal Railroad Administration's Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) program aims to perform engineering design and environmental analysis to rehabilitate the Minnesota Valley Regional Rail Authority (MVRRA) rail track between Franklin, MN and Hanley Falls, MN. The project will address track geometry and slope stability issues along the line, including a constrained curve connection to the BNSF railroad at Hanley Falls...
The Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration awarded a $42.2 million Project Grant to the Maine Department of Transportation under the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements program. The grant will fund critical improvements to the PAR freight rail main line in Maine from April 2022 through September 2025. The objective is to improve safety, capacity, and reliability of the rail corridor, which provides a critical gateway for Maine's forest products industry...