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Ohio Rail Development Commission
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- Type
- State SPV — Independent state agency created by Ohio Revised Code Chapter 4981 (ORC 4981.02), housed within ODOT for staff support but governed by its own fifteen-member statutory commission: two nonvoting state senators, two nonvoting state representatives, two public members, the ODOT and Development directors as ex officio members, and seven gubernatorial appointees representing Class I and Class II/III freight railroads, infrastructure finance, organised labour, manufacturers and the general public. The ODOT director has chaired the commission since 21 October 2025. The Commission awards and can terminate rail franchise agreements (ORC 4981.29) and is statutorily exempt from Sunset Review because of that power — governance distinct from ODOT's Office of Transit (b_oh_odot), which is a line division with no commission of its own.
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- United States · Ohio
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- Technology areas
- Track & civil, Signalling & train control, Predictive maintenance
Awards Ohio freight rail infrastructure grants and sponsors passenger rail corridor studies and updates Rail Plan.
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Awards state grants and loans for freight-rail infrastructure — track rehabilitation, new sidings, bridge repair and grade-crossing safety — appropriated at $6,000,000 a year from the Highway Transportation Safety Fund by statute (ORDC's own Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Projection, 11 March 2026, instead shows $9,000,000 of State Grants for the year, plus $1,000,000 of Federal Grants and $1,000,000 of Loans; the two figures are not reconciled in sources read this pass), and sponsors FRA Corridor Identification and Development studies for Ohio's 3C&D (Cincinnati-Columbus-Dayton-Cleveland) and Cleveland-Toledo-Detroit passenger-rail corridors. Also updates the federally required Ohio Rail Plan and pays Ohio's $25,000 annual dues to the Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Commission. Recent grant rounds: about $2,300,000 across five projects in October 2025; $390,000 across two projects on 22 January 2026; $3,900,000 across five projects backing $66,100,000 of investment on 19 March 2026; and $1,460,000 across four projects backing more than $353,700,000 of investment in July 2026.
- Type
- State SPV — Independent state agency created by Ohio Revised Code Chapter 4981 (ORC 4981.02), housed within ODOT for staff support but governed by its own fifteen-member statutory commission: two nonvoting state senators, two nonvoting state representatives, two public members, the ODOT and Development directors as ex officio members, and seven gubernatorial appointees representing Class I and Class II/III freight railroads, infrastructure finance, organised labour, manufacturers and the general public. The ODOT director has chaired the commission since 21 October 2025. The Commission awards and can terminate rail franchise agreements (ORC 4981.29) and is statutorily exempt from Sunset Review because of that power — governance distinct from ODOT's Office of Transit (b_oh_odot), which is a line division with no commission of its own.
- Where
- Ohio · Columbus
- Programmes
- IIJA / Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
- Technology areas
- Track & civil, Signalling & train control, Predictive maintenance
Structure
- funded by FRA — Railroad Crossing Elimination Program (RCEP) awards, announced 10 January 2025, funding four Ohio Grade Crossing Elimination Program grade-separation projects for which ORDC is the direct federal grantee (Delaware County; North Ridgeville; Circleville; Hudson) (active · since 2025-01-10)
- Contract detail and values (1)$25–100mIn the United States edition See a fully open example
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- ● Ohio Rail Development Commission (official) · Commission meeting packet, 19 March 2026 — agenda, minutes, Resolutions 26-01 to 26-09, Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Projection (3/11/2026), Executive Director's report (Panhandle Line lease request, grade-separation staff sponsorship, Glass Rock Line, status of awarded federal grants) (bytes: 4,731,030) (published 2026-03-19 · checked 2026-09-19)
Tenders
| Tender | Status | Value band | Next key date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Grade Crossing Elimination Program E. Orange Road | Planned | $25–100m | |
| Ohio Grade Crossing Elimination Program Race Road | Planned | $25–100m | |
| Ohio Grade Crossing Elimination Program S. Court Street | Planned | $25–100m | |
| Ohio Grade Crossing Elimination Program Hines Hill Road | Planned | $5–25m |
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- Award history (5)
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- Portals (2)
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15 sources · 10 primary
- ● Ohio Legislative Service Commission / Ohio Laws (official) · Ohio Revised Code Chapter 4981 — Rail Development Commission (definitions, ORC 4981.02 governance) (published 2025-09-30 · checked 2026-09-19)
- ● Ohio Legislative Service Commission (official) · Boards and Commissions — Ohio Rail Development Commission (authority, membership, terms, staffing) (published 2025-08-26 · checked 2026-09-19)
- ● Ohio Rail Development Commission (official) · Commission meeting packet, 24 July 2025 — agenda, May 2025 minutes, Resolutions 25-17 to 25-20 (bytes: 2,132,368) (published 2025-07-24 · checked 2026-09-19)
- ● Ohio Rail Development Commission (official) · Ohio Rail Plan (federally required state rail plan) (bytes: 19,223,693) (published 2025 · checked 2026-09-19)
- ○ American-Rails.com · Ohio Rail Development Commission Approves Funding for Two Key Rail Projects (22 January 2026 meeting) (published 2026-02-21 · checked 2026-09-19)
- ○ River News Network · Rail Commission Approves $3.9M in Grants to Drive $66M in Ohio Rail Projects (19 March 2026 meeting) (published 2026-04-06 · checked 2026-09-19)
- ○ RailwayNews EU · Ohio Railways Awarded Multi-Million Dollar Grant Package (July 2026 grant round) (published 2026-07-30 · checked 2026-09-19)
- ○ Railway Supply / Ohio Capital Journal coverage · Ohio Rail Plan approves five projects; ~$2.3m in grants (October 2025 round; First Quality Tissue Midwest, Wheeling & Lake Erie Rook Subdivision, Wilmington Iron & Metal) (published 2025-10 · checked 2026-09-19)
- ○ All Aboard Ohio · FRA Corridor Identification and Development Program: Ohio's four selected routes (3C&D, Cleveland-Toledo-Detroit, Midwest Connect, Cardinal enhancements) and the three-step funding process (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-19)
- ● Ohio Rail Development Commission (official) — Commission board · ORDC's own site (rail.ohio.gov) — separate domain from ODOT, consistent with its independent statutory governance; see oh_lsc_ordc and oh_orc_4981 for the governance record actually read (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-19)
- ● Ohio Rail Development Commission (official) — Freight rail grants and 3C+D corridor · ORDC News/grant-award announcements index on rail.ohio.gov; see oh_ordc_grants_jan2026/mar2026/jul2026/oct2025 for the individual rounds actually read via trade press, and oh_ordc_packet_20250724/oh_ordc_packet_20260319 for primary commission packets (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-19)
- ● Federal Railroad Administration (federal) — 3C+D Passenger Rail Corridor · FRA Cleveland-Cincinnati-Columbus-Detroit (3C+D) corridor identification, planning, and CRISI grant awards for passenger rail (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-19)
- ● Federal Railroad Administration (federal) — Freight Rail Corridor Improvement grants · FRA FRCI grants for rail infrastructure in Ohio; records at railroads.dot.gov (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-19)
- ● Federal Railroad Administration (federal) — Passenger rail grants programme · FRA grants and CRISI awards for Ohio passenger rail projects and corridor development (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-19)
- ● Ohio Rail Development Commission (official) · Commission meeting packet, 19 March 2026 — agenda, minutes, Resolutions 26-01 to 26-09, Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Projection (3/11/2026), Executive Director's report (Panhandle Line lease request, grade-separation staff sponsorship, Glass Rock Line, status of awarded federal grants) (bytes: 4,731,030) (published 2026-03-19 · checked 2026-09-19)
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