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New Orleans Public Belt Railroad (NOPB)
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- Type
- Infrastructure manager — Port-owned switching and terminal railroad of the Port of New Orleans, governed by the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad Commission; interchanges with BNSF, CN, CSX, CPKC, Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific. Carried as an infrastructure manager because its capital programme is public.
- Market · Region
- United States · Louisiana
- Open tenders
- 0
- Technology areas
- Track & civil, Signalling & train control
Port-owned switching railroad at New Orleans; runs yard, bridge and signal capital works.
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Operates the city's switching railroad: 26 miles of mainline and 75 miles of track, a main classification yard at Cotton Warehouse, Claiborne and France yards, and four storage yards. Its public capital programme includes yard and switching upgrades funded by an FRA CRISI grant, a transloading industrial park part-funded by LADOTD's short-line programme, bridge repairs listed on its bidding page and a tentative schedule of yard, bridge and signal work.
- Type
- Infrastructure manager — Port-owned switching and terminal railroad of the Port of New Orleans, governed by the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad Commission; interchanges with BNSF, CN, CSX, CPKC, Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific. Carried as an infrastructure manager because its capital programme is public.
- Where
- Louisiana · New Orleans
- Programmes
- FRA Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements
- Technology areas
- Track & civil, Signalling & train control
Structure
- controlled by Port NOLA — Port NOLA and the NOPB were aligned in February 2018; Port commissioners also serve on the NOPB commission under La. R.S. 33:4530 et seq. (active · since 2018-02)
- funded by FRA — CRISI grant 69A36523403760CRSLA, federal, switching and railcar storage capacity, 1 November 2022 to 31 December 2024 (active)
- Contract detail and values (1)$5–25mIn the United States edition See a fully open example
Sources for these relationships (2)
- ● Rail NOLA (NOPB): Board Meetings · Board page: six-member commission; Port commissioners also serve on the NOPB commission since the February 2018 alignment of the Port and the NOPB; 2026 meetings on 28 October, 19 November and 17 December. (published 2026 · checked 2026-10-07)
- ● USAspending: FRA CRISI grant 69A36523403760CRSLA (NOPB) · Federal award record: $7,297,421 federal, non-federal $10,946,209, total $18,243,630; period 1 November 2022 to 31 December 2024; switching and railcar storage capacity. (published 2023-02-16 · checked 2026-10-07)
Tenders
| Tender | Status | Value band | Next key date |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOPB gateway fluidity and capacity yard works | In execution | $5–25m |
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- Procurement structure
- Published contacts (2)
- Award history (2)
- Entry path
Full detail withheld: 4 fields. In the United States edition · See a fully open example
8 sources · all primary
- ● Rail NOLA (NOPB): Our System · NOPB system page: six Class I railroads interchange with the NOPB, 26 miles of mainline and 75 miles of total track, main yard and four storage yards. (published 2026 · checked 2026-10-07)
- ● Rail NOLA (NOPB): Board Meetings · Board page: six-member commission; Port commissioners also serve on the NOPB commission since the February 2018 alignment of the Port and the NOPB; 2026 meetings on 28 October, 19 November and 17 December. (published 2026 · checked 2026-10-07)
- ● Rail NOLA (NOPB): Bidding Opportunities · Bidding page: active procurement projects, tentative schedule, bids submitted through the Central Bidding portal; limited detail without registration. (published 2026 · checked 2026-10-07)
- ● NOPB: Upcoming Projects, August 2026 (PDF) · Tentative advertisement schedule August 2026 to January 2027, including Trinity Yard Phase I construction in October 2026; no values published. (published 2026-08 · checked 2026-10-07)
- ● NOPB release: major infrastructure projects near completion · Release of 5 August 2024: transloading industrial park and Claiborne Yard expansion near completion; $7.29 million CRISI grant for railyard space and automated switching; $3 million transload project funded half by LADOTD. (published 2024-08-05 · checked 2026-10-07)
- ● Congressional release: $7.3 million for Port of New Orleans rail project · Release of 28 February 2020 hosted on the NOPB site: CRISI grant of about $7.3 million to upgrade switches and expand three regional rail yards for 500 more rail cars. (published 2020-02-28 · checked 2026-10-07)
- ● USAspending: FRA CRISI grant 69A36523403760CRSLA (NOPB) · Federal award record: $7,297,421 federal, non-federal $10,946,209, total $18,243,630; period 1 November 2022 to 31 December 2024; switching and railcar storage capacity. (published 2023-02-16 · checked 2026-10-07)
- ● LADOTD announcement: Class II and III rail infrastructure programme awards · Announcement of 30 November 2022: $3 million programme, $1.5 million each to the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad (transloading industrial park) and Louisiana Southern Railroad. (published 2022-11-30 · checked 2026-10-07)
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