Port of Long Beach ship to rail transfer (Image: Dcoetzee, Wikimedia Commons)
Twenty-three rail-related projects received $279 million (54%) of the $511 million granted through the TIGER III program. The projects include improvement to commuter rail and rail transit projects, and port-owned freight rail projects. None of the projects are exclusively focused on high speed intercity passenger rail. Public agencies receiving the funding include Ports, State DOTs, transit authorities, cities.
OneRail, a coalition of freight, passenger, transit, environmental and labor groups, provides the list of projects provided below and commented:
“Rail investments play a crucial role in alleviating highway and aviation congestion and reducing the wear and tear on America’s highways and bridges. Investment in freight and passenger rail supports the expansion of U.S. exports, strengthens U.S. manufacturing capacity, and advances critical national security and environmental objectives.
Rail is a vital component of the nation’s surface transportation system, with freight rail hauling 43 percent of the nation’s ton-miles, commuter rail riders taking 472 million trips per year, and intercity passenger rail moving over 30 million passengers annually.”
TIGER III grants for rail-related projects:
|
Applicant / Entity Receiving Award |
Project |
Location |
$ Amount |
Type |
|
South Jersey Port Corporation |
South Jersey Port DelAir Bridge Rail Improvements |
New Jersey / Pennsylvania |
$18,500,000 |
freight rail / port |
|
Port of Long Beach |
Port of Long Beach Rail Realignment and Expansion |
Long Beach, CA |
$17,000,000 |
freight rail / port |
|
Jacksonville Port Authority |
Jacksonville Port/Dames Point Intermodal Container Transfer Facility (CSX served) |
Jacksonville, FL |
$10,000,000 |
freight rail / intermodal facility / port |
|
West Virginia Public Port Authority |
West Virginia Port Authority Intermodal Facility (Norfolk Southern served) |
Prichard, WV |
$12,000,000 |
freight rail / intermodal facility / port |
|
Port of Northern Montana |
Northern Montana Multimodal Hub/BNSF Rail Facility |
Shelby, MT |
$9,998,910 |
freight rail / intermodal facility / inland port |
|
Port of New Orleans |
Port of New Orleans Rail Yard Improvements |
New Orleans, LA |
$16,738,246 |
freight rail yard / port |
|
Pennsylvania DOT |
Norfolk Southern Crescent Corridor Rutherford Intermodal Facility Expansion |
Harrisburg, PA |
$15,000,000 |
freight rail / intermodal facility |
|
North Dakota DOT |
BNSF Freight Rail/Amtrak Empire Corridor Rail Line Raising |
Devils Lake – Churchs Ferry, ND |
$10,000,000 |
freight rail / intercity passenger rail |
|
Oklahoma DOT |
Farmrail Freight Rail Oil and Gas Upgrade |
Anadarko Basin, OK |
$6,756,580 |
freight rail (short line) |
|
Kansas DOT |
Solomon Rural Freight Rail Upgrade (Kyle Railroad/RailAmerica) |
North Central Kansas |
$6,568,095 |
freight rail (short line) |
|
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet |
Muldraugh Rail Bridges Replacement (Paducah & Louisville Railroad) |
Fort Knox, KY |
$11,558,220 |
freight rail bridges (short line) |
|
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) |
MBTA Merrimack River Rail Bridge Rehabilitation |
Haverhill, MA |
$10,000,000 |
commuter rail / intercity passenger rail / freight rail |
|
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) |
DART Orange Line Extension |
Dallas, TX |
$5,000,000 |
rail transit |
|
Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) |
CTA Blue Line Renewal & City Bike Share |
Chicago, IL |
$20,000,000 |
rail transit / bike |
|
City of Charlotte, NC |
LYNX Blue Line Capacity Expansion |
Charlotte, NC |
$18,000,000 |
rail transit / stations |
|
Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA) |
GCRTA Mayfield Transit Station |
Cleveland, OH |
$12,503,200 |
rail transit / stations |
|
Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority |
Transit Interchange Construction/Target Field Light Rail Station |
Minneapolis, MN |
$10,000,000 |
rail transit / stations |
|
Sound Transit |
Sound Transit South Link Light Rail Construction |
Seattle, WA |
$10,000,000 |
rail transit / stations |
|
City of Alton, IL |
Regional Multimodal Transportation Station |
Alton, IL |
$13,850,000 |
station / bus / intercity passenger rail |
|
VIA Metrolpolitan Transit Authority (VIA MTA) |
VIA Westside Multimodal Transit Center |
San Antonio, TX |
$15,000,000 |
station / bus / streetcar / commuter rail |
|
City of Stamford, CT |
Stamford Intermodal Access |
Stamford, CT |
$10,500,000 |
station / pedestrian / bus / commuter rail |
|
City of Cincinnati, OH |
Riverfront Streetcar Loop |
Cincinnati, OH |
$10,920,000 |
streetcar |
|
Redevelopment Authority of Allegheny County, PA |
Carrie Furnace Flyover Bridge |
Allegheny County, PA |
$10,000,000 |
road / bridge ramp / rail grade crossings |