States for Passenger Rail Coalition

The coalition's mission is to promote the development, implementation and expansion of intercity passenger rail services with involvement and support from state governments.

FRA holding High Speed and Intercity Passenger Rail
Workshops around the Country

Federal Railroad Administration &
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

Below are listed grant applications for rail passenger projects funded under the FFY 08 appropriations act.

Capital Assistance to States
Intercity Rail Grant Program
Fiscal Year 2008 Awards Federal

State	Project Description	FRA Program Share	Matching Funds from Other Sources	Total Project Cost
Arizona	Phoenix-Tucson Rail Service Planning	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	$2,000,000
California	Double Track Construction, San Joaquin Corridor, Kings Park, CA (additional file) (attachment)	$5,000,000	$13,500,000	$18,500,000
Illinois	Centralized Traffic Control and Cab Signals System Installation, Joliet to Mazonia, IL	$1,550,000	$1,980,912	$3,530,912
Illinois	Cab Signal System Installation, Mazonia to Ridgeley (Springfield), IL	$1,850,000	$1,850,000	$3,700,000
Maine	Portland, ME Area Track Improvements (revision)	$500,000	$858,330	$1,358,330
Midwest States (see below for info)*	Midwest Regional Rail Initiative Alternatives Analysis and Planning (awarded through Wisconsin)	$297,000	$297,000	$594,000
Minnesota	Twin Cites-Duluth High-Speed Rail Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement	$1,100,000	$1,100,000	$2,200,000
Missouri	Passing Track Construction and Preliminary Engineering, St. Louis - Kansas City Corridor	$3,292,684	$5,000,000	$8,292,684
New York	Albany Station Track and Signal Improvements Design and Engineering	$1,250,000	$1,250,000	$2,500,000
Ohio	Cleveland-Columbus-Dayton-Cincinnati Planning and Alternatives Analysis	$62,500	$62,500	$125,000
Vermont	Two-Mile Track Reconstruction, Ethan Allen Route	$581,775	$581,775	$1,163,550
Vermont	One-Mile Rail Replacement and 4 Bridge Re-deckings, Vermonter Route	$450,000	$450,000	$900,000
Virginia	Third Track Construction and Interlocking Reconfiguration Preliminary Engineering	$2,000,000	$11,475,276	$13,475,276
Washington	Point Defiance Bypass Design, Engineering, and Right-of-Way, D to M Street Tacoma	$6,000,000	$20,606,000	$26,606,000
Wisconsin	Welded Rail Installation, Hiawatha Route	$5,022,968	$5,022,968	$10,045,936
Source: Federal Railroad Administration

*FRA Awards Intercity Capital Grant for
Planning of Midwest Rail Corridors

Friday, April 03, 2009
News Digest

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has awarded a $297,000 grant to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) for the Midwest Regional Rail Initiative (MWRRI) to continue rail corridor planning, which may lead to the development of several high-speed rail corridors. MWRRI is a 3,000-mile system providing improved intercity passenger rail service that serves nine states with a combined population of 60 million people, using Chicago as a regional hub. The MWRRI member states will match the $297,000 grant. The project includes an alternative routes analysis; system cost updates; equipment, train control and operational plans; and the preparation of public outreach materials. Corridors include Chicago-Porter, Chicago-Toledo-Cleveland, Chicago-Indianapolis-Cincinnati, Chicago-Champaign-Carbondale, St. Louis-Jefferson City-Kansas City, Chicago-Quincy/Des Moines-Omaha, and Chicago-Milwaukee-Minneapolis/St. Paul-Green Bay. The grant is made under FRA’s FY 2008 Capital Assistance to States – Intercity Passenger Rail Service Program. This is a separate authority from the grants for high-speed rail under the Recovery Act (ARRA). Guidance for competitive grants under the new authority is still under development.

Contact: Rob Kulat
Telephone: 202-493-1306