The Federal Railroad Administration has issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity announcing the availability of more than $1 billion in funding to expand and modernize intercity passenger rail nationwide.
The money is from the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Program. It is for projects not located on the Northeast Corridor.
This new funding, provided through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which some call the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, builds on $8.2 billion in grants announced last December for 10 passenger rail projects nationwide, including the first high-speed rail projects in the country’s history.
In addition to supporting new high-speed rail service in California’s Central Valley and the Brightline West High-Speed Rail project connecting Las Vegas, Nevada, and southern California, FRA is funding upgrades to frequently traveled rail corridors in Virginia, North Carolina, and the District of Columbia, as well as upgrades and capacity expansions at Chicago Union Station in Illinois, one of the Nation’s busiest rail hubs. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law includes a historic $66 billion specifically focused on rail projects, the largest investment in passenger rail since the creation of Amtrak.
