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Maine Department of Transportation
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- Type
- State DOT — State transportation department; owns state rail corridors, applies for freight CRISI grants, funds NNEPRA's state match and runs the Industrial Rail Access Program
- Market · Region
- United States · Maine
- Open tenders
- 0
- Technology areas
- Track & civil, Signalling & train control
Maine's transport department; holds the freight CRISI grants and funds the Downeaster's state share.
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Plans and funds the state's freight and passenger rail, including the State Rail Plan, state-owned lines and the Industrial Rail Access Program. Applies for FRA CRISI grants with railroads that supply the match and provides the state share for NNEPRA.
- Type
- State DOT — State transportation department; owns state rail corridors, applies for freight CRISI grants, funds NNEPRA's state match and runs the Industrial Rail Access Program
- Where
- Maine · Portland
- Programmes
- FRA Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements
- Technology areas
- Track & civil, Signalling & train control
Structure
- funds NNEPRA — State match and local funding for Downeaster operations and capital, typically 20 percent of federal grants (active)
- funded by FRA — CRISI award, Eastern Maine Railway mainlines and Millinocket dormant track (active)
- funded by FRA — CRISI award, 75 miles of Pan Am Railways mainline in central Maine (now CSX) (active)
- funded by FRA — Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects award, Maine Railroad Bridge Capacity Project (ended 31 December 2023) (ended)
- Contract detail and values (3)$25–100m · $5–25mIn the United States edition See a fully open example
Sources for these relationships (7)
- ○ Maine Senator's release: more than $53 million for freight rail upgrades in rural Maine · Congressional release of 25 October 2024: FY2024 CRISI award to MaineDOT for about 140 miles of work on two Eastern Maine Railway mainlines and dormant track to the One North Bio-Industrial Park in Millinocket; Eastern Maine Railway and One North provide the 20 percent match; total project cost above $66.6 million; Secondary because the FRA page is behind a 403 (published 2024-10-25 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● Maine State Rail Plan, March 2023 · MaineDOT's state rail plan: 1,072-mile system operated by eight carriers, ownership and operated miles by railroad, Downeaster corridor and host railroads, Amtrak service agreement, Industrial Rail Access Program, annual rail line improvement allocation, 2021 bond Question 2, CP acquisition of Central Maine and Quebec Railway, CSX acquisition of Pan Am Railways, Rockland Branch operator change (published 2023-03-01 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● NNEPRA Board Packet, 28 September 2026 · Board briefing materials including minutes of 17 August 2026: Wells Area Improvement Project on target for completion in late October or early November 2026, FRA award for Portland Station Relocation, total estimated cost and local match, FY2026 performance; next meeting 26 October 2026 (published 2026-09-28 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● NNEPRA Service and Organizational Overview, October 2024 · NNEPRA's own presentation to a MaineDOT advisory committee: board and staff structure, agreements with Amtrak, CSX, MBTA and station communities, host-railroad ownership, funding sources, capital investments to date, Wells Area Improvement Project cost split, Portland Station Relocation and West Falmouth Station pipeline (published 2024-10-09 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● USAspending award 69A36519500400INFME (FRA to MaineDOT) · Maine Railroad Bridge Capacity Project; signed 27 March 2019; federal $7,890,000, non-federal $11,426,431; period 1 February 2019 to 31 December 2023 (published 2019-03-27 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● USAspending award 69A36526421610CRSME (FRA CRISI to MaineDOT) · FRA CRISI award titled Driving Maine's Rural Economy Through Freight Rail Efficiency; signed 26 January 2026; federal $53,313,091, non-federal $13,328,273; period 1 January 2026 to 31 August 2029 (published 2026-01-26 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● USAspending award 69A36522503390CRSME (FRA CRISI to MaineDOT) · FRA CRISI award to rehabilitate and modernise 75 miles of Pan Am Railways mainline in central Maine (rail, signalling, switches, crossings); signed 16 May 2022; federal $17,468,840, non-federal $18,036,932; period 1 April 2022 to 31 July 2026 as last modified 23 September 2025 (published 2022-05-16 · checked 2026-10-08)
Tenders
| Tender | Status | Value band | Next key date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maine Railroad Bridge Capacity Project | In execution | $5–25m | |
| Central Maine Mainline CRISI Rehabilitation | In execution | $5–25m | |
| Eastern Maine Railway CRISI Rail Renewal | Planned | $25–100m | |
| Northern Aroostook Rail Gateway CRISI Application | Planned | $25–100m |
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- Procurement structure
- Award history (3)
- Entry path
- Portals (4)
- Published contacts (1)
Full detail withheld: 5 fields. In the United States edition · See a fully open example
8 sources · all primary
- ● Maine State Rail Plan, March 2023 · MaineDOT's state rail plan: 1,072-mile system operated by eight carriers, ownership and operated miles by railroad, Downeaster corridor and host railroads, Amtrak service agreement, Industrial Rail Access Program, annual rail line improvement allocation, 2021 bond Question 2, CP acquisition of Central Maine and Quebec Railway, CSX acquisition of Pan Am Railways, Rockland Branch operator change (published 2023-03-01 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● MaineDOT Industrial Rail Access Program · Programme page: approximately $2,000,000 programmed for IRAP available beginning January or February 2027; ten scoring categories; five project categories (published undated · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● MaineDOT: Railroads in Maine · List of railroad owners and operators in Maine: Boston and Maine and Maine Central and Portland Terminal and Springfield Terminal (Pan Am Railways), Central Maine and Quebec Railway, Eastern Maine Railroad, Maine Northern Railway, St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad, and the State of Maine as owner (published undated · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● MaineDOT Bid Opportunities · Current construction bid list with weekly Wednesday bid openings via Bid Express; no rail-construction solicitation on the list on 8 October 2026 (the Mountain Division item is a shared-use trail) (published undated · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● USAspending award 69A36526421610CRSME (FRA CRISI to MaineDOT) · FRA CRISI award titled Driving Maine's Rural Economy Through Freight Rail Efficiency; signed 26 January 2026; federal $53,313,091, non-federal $13,328,273; period 1 January 2026 to 31 August 2029 (published 2026-01-26 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● USAspending award 69A36522503390CRSME (FRA CRISI to MaineDOT) · FRA CRISI award to rehabilitate and modernise 75 miles of Pan Am Railways mainline in central Maine (rail, signalling, switches, crossings); signed 16 May 2022; federal $17,468,840, non-federal $18,036,932; period 1 April 2022 to 31 July 2026 as last modified 23 September 2025 (published 2022-05-16 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● MaineDOT FY25-26 CRISI Project Narrative: Northern Aroostook Rail Gateway · MaineDOT's application to FRA (funding opportunity FR-CRS-26-001): Northern Aroostook Rail Gateway Modernization and Safety Project, more than 90 miles on Maine Northern Railway's Madawaska Subdivision and Eastern Maine Railway's Van Buren Subdivision; request $37,040,000, non-federal $9,260,000, total $46,300,000; undated application, not an award (published undated · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● MaineDOT news · MaineDOT news index, watched for grant and rail announcements (published undated · checked 2026-10-08)
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