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Regional Transportation Authority of Middle Tennessee
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- Type
- Transit authority — Regional transit authority for nine Middle Tennessee counties; owns the WeGo Star commuter rail service (formerly the Music City Star) and buys its capital through the WeGo Public Transit procurement department, which also manages RTA under contract.
- Market · Region
- United States · Tennessee
- Open tenders
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- Technology areas
- Track & civil, Rolling-stock hardware, Signalling & train control
Owns WeGo Star, Tennessee's only commuter railway, and is rebuilding Donelson Station beside the Nashville and Eastern line.
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Owns four locomotives and 11 rail cars and runs WeGo Star commuter trains over 32 miles of leased freight track between Lebanon and Riverfront Station in Nashville, with seven stations. A 2024 transit plan prices a siding, yard track, an extra trainset and maintenance-of-way work; the locomotives, rebuilt in 2019 to 2022, become eligible for FTA-funded replacement between 2029 and 2031. RTA is also building the Donelson Station transit centre.
- Type
- Transit authority — Regional transit authority for nine Middle Tennessee counties; owns the WeGo Star commuter rail service (formerly the Music City Star) and buys its capital through the WeGo Public Transit procurement department, which also manages RTA under contract.
- Where
- Tennessee · Nashville
- Technology areas
- Track & civil, Rolling-stock hardware, Signalling & train control
Structure
- funded by FTA — Grant TN-2025-022, federal (State of Good Repair), signed 18 August 2025, for Donelson Station and rail state of good repair (active)
- funded by FTA — Grant TN-2024-020, federal, signed 25 July 2024: bus operating assistance, capital cost of contracting rail service and WeGo Star track rehabilitation (active)
- operated by R. J. Corman — R.J. Corman Railroad Group maintains the WeGo Star track and, through its subsidiary Transit Solutions Group, operates and maintains the trains and rolling stock (active)
- Contract detail and values (3)$5–25mIn the United States edition See a fully open example
Sources for these relationships (3)
- ● Regional Transportation Authority of Middle Tennessee — Executive Committee board book, 30 September 2026 · Board book for the 30 September 2026 Executive Committee meeting: minutes of 15 July 2026, the Donelson Station Transit Center building design contract award (item R-A-26-021), the WeGo Star maintenance and operations audit results (R-D-26-020), and the 2026 FTA Triennial Review of RTA, which describes the WeGo Star service, fleet, track lease and open FTA awards (published 2026-09-30 · checked 2026-10-07)
- ● USAspending.gov — FTA grant TN-2025-022, Regional Transportation Authority of Middle Tennessee · Federal award record: $8,264,794 federal, $10,330,996 total funding, 20.525 State of Good Repair, signed 18 August 2025; rail line state of good repair and Donelson Station rehabilitation (published 2025-08-18 · checked 2026-10-07)
- ● USAspending.gov — FTA grant TN-2024-020, Regional Transportation Authority of Middle Tennessee · Federal award record: $6,413,870 federal, $8,347,434 total funding, signed 25 July 2024; RTA bus operating assistance, capital cost of contracting rail service and WeGo Star track rehabilitation (published 2024-07-25 · checked 2026-10-07)
Tenders
| Tender | Status | Value band | Next key date |
|---|---|---|---|
| FTA formula grant to RTA, WeGo Star | In execution | Not published (track share of a mixed grant) | |
| WeGo Star service-plan capital works | Planned | $9.2m to $15.2m (consultant estimate; one-time capital) |
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- Published contacts (2)
- Award history (4)
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7 sources · all primary
- ● Regional Transportation Authority of Middle Tennessee — Executive Committee board book, 30 September 2026 · Board book for the 30 September 2026 Executive Committee meeting: minutes of 15 July 2026, the Donelson Station Transit Center building design contract award (item R-A-26-021), the WeGo Star maintenance and operations audit results (R-D-26-020), and the 2026 FTA Triennial Review of RTA, which describes the WeGo Star service, fleet, track lease and open FTA awards (published 2026-09-30 · checked 2026-10-07)
- ● WeGo Public Transit — RTA board agendas and minutes · Index of Regional Transportation Authority of Middle Tennessee board books and signed minutes, 2025 and 2026 (published 2026 · checked 2026-10-07)
- ● RTA of Middle Tennessee — Executive Committee packet, July 2026 (Donelson Station land swap) · Board item on the Donelson Station land swap describing the three-phase public infrastructure investment and the funding secured to date (published 2026-07-15 · checked 2026-10-07)
- ● WeGo Star Future Direction Strategy — Transit Plan Summary Report (final, December 2024) · Consultant report for the Regional Transportation Authority of Middle Tennessee: preferred option, Table 1.2 funding requirements and capital cost estimates, mainline track exception limit of 12 passenger trains a day, and the October 2024 RTA Executive Committee approval (published 2024-12 · checked 2026-10-07)
- ● WeGo Public Transit — Current Opportunities · Page states solicitations moved to the OpenGov eProcurement portal from 17 February 2025; the portal itself returned HTTP 403 (Cloudflare challenge) to automated clients on 7 October 2026 (published 2026 · checked 2026-10-07)
- ● USAspending.gov — FTA grant TN-2025-022, Regional Transportation Authority of Middle Tennessee · Federal award record: $8,264,794 federal, $10,330,996 total funding, 20.525 State of Good Repair, signed 18 August 2025; rail line state of good repair and Donelson Station rehabilitation (published 2025-08-18 · checked 2026-10-07)
- ● USAspending.gov — FTA grant TN-2024-020, Regional Transportation Authority of Middle Tennessee · Federal award record: $6,413,870 federal, $8,347,434 total funding, signed 25 July 2024; RTA bus operating assistance, capital cost of contracting rail service and WeGo Star track rehabilitation (published 2024-07-25 · checked 2026-10-07)
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