This $36,246,296 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) supports track rehabilitation activities performed by the Alaska Railroad Corporation. The grant funds will be used to replace rail ties, replenish ballast, and conduct drainage work to maintain the track structure in a state of good repair. This will allow for the continued safe and reliable operation of rail services that the Alaska Railroad provides to passengers...
The Alaska Railroad Corporation received a $626,100 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration on February 11, 2021. The funding supported radio system and track rehabilitation projects to be completed by July 30, 2021 under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program makes federal resources available to local and regional authorities for transit capital assistance and transportation...
The Alaska Railroad Corporation received a $14,012,371 project grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The grant funded principal and interest costs associated with FY21 Section 5307 bonds. The Federal Transit Formula Grants program makes federal resources available to local and regional authorities for transit capital and operating assistance and transportation planning in urbanized areas....
This $16,735,627.00 federal Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) supports track rehabilitation activities for the Alaska Railroad Corporation. The grant funds will be used to replace rail ties, ballast, and perform drainage work to maintain the track structure in a state of good repair. This will allow for the continued safe and reliable operation of rail service in Alaska, benefiting both the Alaska Railroad...
This $11,301,957 formula grant from the Federal Transit Administration's State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) was awarded to the Alaska Railroad Corporation on September 17, 2024. The funding will be used to perform bridge rehabilitation and improvements on the Alaska Railroad system to ensure bridges are maintained in a state of good repair. The expected outcomes are to keep bridges in a state of good repair to enable continued rail operations in Alaska, benefiting the Alaska...
The Federal Transit Administration awarded the Alaska Railroad Corporation a $2,127,838 Formula Grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The grant's purpose is to ensure capital assets are maintained in a state of good repair and to help prepare for and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Key activities include replacing and rehabilitating baggage shelters, developing a plan to renew or replace operations support facilities, and acquiring and implementing a transit...
The Alaska Railroad Corporation received a $8.19 million project grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (CFDA 20.507) on March 24, 2022. The grant utilizes American Rescue Plan Act funding to provide one year of operating assistance from January 20, 2020 through December 31, 2020 to maintain transit services and address pandemic-related expenses for the Anchorage urbanized area. Funds will cover all...
The Alaska Railroad Corporation received a $36,245,108 Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration's State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) on September 25, 2023. The grant funding supports preventive maintenance activities to keep the corporation's facilities, rail infrastructure, and communication/signaling systems in a state of good repair. These maintenance activities include inspections, repairs, and replacement of in-kind components for buildings, track, wayside...
This $5,217,501 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) will support capital maintenance and equipment upgrades for the Alaska Railroad Corporation's passenger rail rolling stock. The grant funding will be used to keep the corporation's passenger rail equipment in a state of good repair, ensuring continued safe and reliable service for riders that rely on the Alaska Railroad. The award has an expected completion date of...
The Alaska Railroad Corporation received a $124,200 Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration on August 11, 2021 to support radio system communication improvements including fiber optic installation in Seward and Talkeetna, Alaska. The funding is provided through the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) and will support completion of the projects by December 28, 2022. The $99,360 portion of funding from the Anchorage Urbanized Area...