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Appalachian & Ohio Railroad
Live now: 1 tender, largest A&O CRISI Tunnels, Track and Locomotives ($5–25m).
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- Type
- Freight railroad — Class III short line of 158 miles between Grafton and Cowen, interchanging with CSX; private
- Market · Region
- United States · West Virginia
- Open tenders
- 1
- Technology areas
- Track & civil, Rolling-stock hardware, Signalling & train control
Buckhannon-based short line rebuilding tunnels, track and locomotives under a CRISI award.
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Holds an FRA CRISI award for ties, rail, nine tunnels and six locomotives, and earlier a smaller award for broken-rail detection, as part of a programme to bring its whole line to a state of good repair.
- Type
- Freight railroad — Class III short line of 158 miles between Grafton and Cowen, interchanging with CSX; private
- Where
- West Virginia · Buckhannon
- Programmes
- FRA Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements
- Technology areas
- Track & civil, Rolling-stock hardware, Signalling & train control
Structure
- funded by FRA — FY2022 CRISI grant, Supporting Anticipated Freight Growth in Rural West Virginia (active)
Sources for these relationships (2)
- ● Appalachian & Ohio Railroad news release, FY2022 CRISI award · The grantee's own release: award over 19.4 million dollars toward a project costing over 35.3 million dollars, minimum railroad contribution 15.9 million dollars, nine tunnels, ties and rail, six locomotives; the release file path is dated October 2023 (published 2023-10 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ○ WDTV, federal grant funds rail tunnel repairs near Abbott, 18 August 2026 · Local television report of the groundbreaking at Abbott Tunnel: 19.44 million dollar FY2022 CRISI grant, final design approved, competitive bidding next, nine tunnels in 12 to 18 months. Secondary (published 2026-08-18 · checked 2026-10-08)
Tenders
| Tender | Status | Value band | Next key date |
|---|---|---|---|
| A&O CRISI Tunnels, Track and Locomotives | Pre-bid | $5–25m |
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- Procurement structure
- Award history (3)
- Entry path
- Portals (1)
- Published contacts (1)
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3 sources · 2 primary
- ● Appalachian & Ohio Railroad news release, FY2022 CRISI award · The grantee's own release: award over 19.4 million dollars toward a project costing over 35.3 million dollars, minimum railroad contribution 15.9 million dollars, nine tunnels, ties and rail, six locomotives; the release file path is dated October 2023 (published 2023-10 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ○ WDTV, federal grant funds rail tunnel repairs near Abbott, 18 August 2026 · Local television report of the groundbreaking at Abbott Tunnel: 19.44 million dollar FY2022 CRISI grant, final design approved, competitive bidding next, nine tunnels in 12 to 18 months. Secondary (published 2026-08-18 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● USAspending award 69A36524420260CRSWV (FRA CRISI, Appalachian and Ohio Railroad) · FRA record: broken rail detection system award, federal amount 1,617,824 dollars, total funding 3,432,968 dollars, performance 1 October 2023 to 31 December 2025. The 19.44 million dollar award does not appear in FRA awards searched for West Virginia on 8 October 2026 (published 2025-12-22 · checked 2026-10-08)
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