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Winchester & Western Railroad Acquisition, LLC
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- Type
- Freight railroad — Class III short line in West Virginia and Maryland, controlled by OmniTRAX; the grantee is based in Martinsburg
- Market · Region
- United States · West Virginia
- Open tenders
- 0
- Technology areas
- Track & civil
OmniTRAX-controlled short line in the Eastern Panhandle holding a CRISI award for mainline rehabilitation.
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Holds an FRA CRISI award for final design and construction to rehabilitate segments of its mainline in West Virginia and Maryland, removing legacy rail and tie structures.
- Type
- Freight railroad — Class III short line in West Virginia and Maryland, controlled by OmniTRAX; the grantee is based in Martinsburg
- Where
- West Virginia · Martinsburg
- Programmes
- FRA Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements
- Technology areas
- Track & civil
Structure
Sources for these relationships (3)
- ○ Senator Capito's office, grant funding for two West Virginia railway projects, 25 October 2024 · Congressional release naming two CRISI awards: Winchester & Western Railroad Acquisition, LLC and Cathcart Rail, LLC (Belpre Industrial Parkersburg Railroad), with amounts and project scope. Secondary: the FRA's own award table was not reachable (403) (published 2024-10-25 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● Federal Register notice, STB Docket FD 36716, 27 September 2023 · Surface Transportation Board notice: OmniTRAX continuance in control of OmniTRAX SBVR, LLC; records the 52.4-mile line owned by the West Virginia Rail Authority (Docket FD 36717) and lists The Winchester and Western Railroad Company among the 22 carriers OmniTRAX controls (published 2023-09-27 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ○ West Virginia Public Broadcasting, two short line railroads receive federal grants, 25 October 2024 · Trade-local press: confirms the two CRISI awards and names OmniTRAX as owner of the Winchester & Western and as operator of the state-owned South Branch Valley. Secondary (published 2024-10-25 · checked 2026-10-08)
Tenders
| Tender | Status | Value band | Next key date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winchester & Western Mainline Rehabilitation | Planned | $5–25m |
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- Procurement structure
- Award history (1)
- Entry path
- Portals (1)
- Published contacts (1)
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3 sources · 1 primary
- ○ Senator Capito's office, grant funding for two West Virginia railway projects, 25 October 2024 · Congressional release naming two CRISI awards: Winchester & Western Railroad Acquisition, LLC and Cathcart Rail, LLC (Belpre Industrial Parkersburg Railroad), with amounts and project scope. Secondary: the FRA's own award table was not reachable (403) (published 2024-10-25 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ○ West Virginia Public Broadcasting, two short line railroads receive federal grants, 25 October 2024 · Trade-local press: confirms the two CRISI awards and names OmniTRAX as owner of the Winchester & Western and as operator of the state-owned South Branch Valley. Secondary (published 2024-10-25 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● Federal Register notice, STB Docket FD 36716, 27 September 2023 · Surface Transportation Board notice: OmniTRAX continuance in control of OmniTRAX SBVR, LLC; records the 52.4-mile line owned by the West Virginia Rail Authority (Docket FD 36717) and lists The Winchester and Western Railroad Company among the 22 carriers OmniTRAX controls (published 2023-09-27 · checked 2026-10-08)
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