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Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority
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- Type
- State SPV — Maine state authority that manages the Amtrak Downeaster between Brunswick and Boston and sponsors its capital projects
- Market · Region
- United States · Maine
- Open tenders
- 0
- Technology areas
- Track & civil, Signalling & train control, Digital operations
Maine's Downeaster authority; contracts Amtrak, wins FRA and FTA grants and builds station and siding capacity.
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Develops and manages the Downeaster passenger service, contracting Amtrak to run trains and CSX and the MBTA to host them. Owns the Portland and Brunswick layover facilities and sponsors station, siding and track projects with federal and MaineDOT funding.
- Type
- State SPV — Maine state authority that manages the Amtrak Downeaster between Brunswick and Boston and sponsors its capital projects
- Where
- Maine · Portland
- Programmes
- FRA Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements, FRA Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail
- Technology areas
- Track & civil, Signalling & train control, Digital operations
Structure
- operated by Amtrak — Runs the Downeaster: provides train equipment, onboard crews, turnaround servicing and ticketing under a multi-year service agreement with NNEPRA (active)
- funded by MaineDOT — State match and local funding for Downeaster operations and capital, typically 20 percent of federal grants (active)
- funded by FRA — CRISI award, Wells Area Improvement Project (active)
- funded by FRA — Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail award, Downeaster crosstie replacement (active)
- funded by FRA — FRA selection of 14 August 2026, Portland Station Relocation under the FY 2024-2026 Federal-State Partnership (National Railroad Partnership Program); grant obligation pending (pending)
- funded by FTA — State of Good Repair grants ME-2024-002 and ME-2025-004 for Downeaster preventive maintenance (active)
- funded by FTA — State of Good Repair grant ME-2023-036, Downeaster preventive maintenance (ended 30 July 2025) (ended)
- funded by FTA — Federal Transit Formula grant ME-2022-002 (ended 22 May 2025) (ended)
Who holds what here
- leases from CSX — Host railroad for the Downeaster over the track it owns from Church Road in Brunswick to Plaistow, New Hampshire; NNEPRA holds an agreement with CSX whose terms are not published in the sources read (active)
- Contract detail and values (6)$25–100m · $5–25mIn the United States edition See a fully open example
Sources for these relationships (11)
- ● FRA FY 2024-2026 Federal-State Partnership (National Railroad Partnership Program) Project Selections, 14 August 2026 · FRA project summaries for 41 selections; Maine Portland Station Relocation, up to $48,136,000, NNEPRA, selected for final design, right-of-way acquisition and construction, 20 percent non-federal match; read from the web.archive.org copy because railroads.dot.gov returns 403 to automated clients (published 2026-08-14 · 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)
- ○ Maine Senators' release: $48 million for new Downeaster train station in Portland · Congressional release of 14 August 2026 as republished by Capitol Releases: $48,136,000 to relocate Portland's Downeaster station to the mainline, selected to advance through final design, right-of-way acquisition and construction, NNEPRA 20 percent non-federal match; Secondary because the FRA's own page is behind a 403 and the release names no FRA programme (published 2026-08-14 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● USAspending award 69A36525420900FSPME (FRA to NNEPRA) · FRA Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail award: replace about 124,000 crossties, 1,290 switch timbers at 43 turnouts, ballast and surfacing for Amtrak Downeaster and CSX; signed 1 November 2024; federal $27,492,000, non-federal $6,873,000; period 1 October 2024 to 31 August 2026 (published 2024-11-01 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● USAspending award ME-2022-002 (FTA to NNEPRA) · FTA Federal Transit Formula grant to NNEPRA; signed 23 February 2022; federal $7,553,172.90; period to 22 May 2025; description reads no changes so purpose is unstated (published 2022-02-23 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● USAspending award ME-2023-036 (FTA to NNEPRA) · FTA State of Good Repair grant: preventive maintenance on Downeaster vehicles and line; signed 29 August 2023; federal $10,156,600, non-federal $2,539,152; period to 30 July 2025 (published 2023-08-29 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● USAspending award ME-2024-002 (FTA to NNEPRA) · FTA State of Good Repair grant: preventive maintenance on Downeaster vehicles and line; signed 13 March 2024; federal $12,050,268, non-federal $3,012,567; period to 30 June 2027 (published 2024-03-13 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● USAspending award ME-2025-004 (FTA to NNEPRA) · FTA State of Good Repair grant: preventive maintenance on Downeaster vehicles and line; signed 26 March 2025; federal $11,518,628, non-federal $2,879,657; period to 31 December 2026 (published 2025-03-26 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● USAspending award 69A36522403100CRSME (FRA CRISI to NNEPRA) · FRA CRISI award, Wells Area Improvement Project: extend the No. 2 siding about 11,000 feet and add platform capacity; signed 23 November 2021; federal $24,995,403, non-federal $6,100,000; period 1 October 2021 to 28 February 2027 (published 2021-11-23 · checked 2026-10-08)
Tenders
| Tender | Status | Value band | Next key date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wells Station Expansion Invitation to Bid | Awarded | $5–25m | |
| Downeaster Crosstie Replacement Programme | In execution | $25–100m | |
| Wells Area Improvement Project | In execution | $25–100m | |
| Downeaster FTA Formula Grant 2022 | In execution | $5–25m | |
| Downeaster FTA State of Good Repair Grant 2025 | In execution | $5–25m | |
| Downeaster FTA State of Good Repair Grant 2024 | In execution | $5–25m | |
| Downeaster FTA State of Good Repair Grant 2023 | In execution | $5–25m | |
| Portland Station Relocation | Planned | $25–100m |
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- Procurement structure
- Award history (3)
- Entry path
- Portals (3)
- Published contacts (2)
Full detail withheld: 5 fields. In the United States edition · See a fully open example
9 sources · all primary
- ● 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)
- ● NNEPRA Procurement Opportunities and Bids · NNEPRA's procurement table: posted, due and award dates for the 25-Wells Station-007 invitation to bid (posted 31 October 2024, due 11 December 2024, award 23 December 2024) and every other solicitation since 2023; no open solicitation on the page on 8 October 2026 (published undated · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● NNEPRA Invitation to Bid 25-Wells Station-007 · Invitation to bid for the Wells Station Expansion: new stair and elevator towers, bridge over the tracks, new passenger platform and reconstruction of the existing platform, working beside active CSX tracks (published 2024-10-31 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● NNEPRA Abstract of Bids, 25-Wells Station-007 · Bid abstract dated 16 December 2024: two bids received 11 December 2024, Optimum Construction and Great Falls Construction, grand total bid prices as printed (published 2024-12-16 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● NNEPRA Board Packet, 24 March 2025 · Board briefing materials: Great Falls Construction scheduled to begin the Wells platform construction on 3 March 2025, pending CSX (published 2025-03-24 · 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)
- ● 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 of Directors page · Board page carrying the latest board packet link; monthly public meetings (published undated · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● NNEPRA news feed · WordPress RSS feed of NNEPRA news posts, latest 6 October 2026 (published 2026-10-06 · checked 2026-10-08)
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