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US Department of Transportation
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- Type
- National rail HQ — federal department — parent of FTA and FRA; Amtrak's preferred stockholder
- Market · Region
- United States
- Open tenders
- 0
- Technology areas
- Signalling & train control, Digital operations, Track & civil
Federal cabinet department whose FTA and FRA administrations fund and regulate US rail; holds Amtrak's preferred stock.
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Federal cabinet department whose operating administrations — the FTA (transit grants) and FRA (rail safety and passenger-rail grants) — fund and regulate US rail; holds all of Amtrak's preferred stock and appoints board members.
- Type
- National rail HQ — federal department — parent of FTA and FRA; Amtrak's preferred stockholder
- Technology areas
- Signalling & train control, Digital operations, Track & civil
Structure
- controls FTA — Operating administration of the DOT (since 1 July 1968) (active)
- controls FRA — Operating administration of the DOT (active)
- owns Amtrak — Holder of all issued and outstanding preferred stock; selects board members (active)
- funds MBTA — National Infrastructure Project Assistance (MEGA) grant for the North Station Draw One Bridge Replacement (active)
- Contract detail and values (1)$100–500mIn the United States edition See a fully open example
Sources for these relationships (5)
- ● Amtrak · Audited consolidated financial statements FY2024 (preferred stock held by the DOT; FRA grant agreements) (published 2025 · checked 2026-09-06)
- ● Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority · FY27-31 Capital Investment Plan (CIP), Final - July 2026 (128-page book and project list) (published 2026-07 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority · Governor Healey Breaks Ground on North Station Draw One Bridge Replacement (published 2026-09-04 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority · Healey-Driscoll Administration Advances North Station Draw One Bridge Replacement (published 2026-03-05 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● US Department of Transportation · Operating administrations (checked 2026-09-06)
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- Procurement structure
- Award history (0)
- Entry path
- Portals (1)
Full detail withheld: 4 fields. In the United States edition · See a fully open example
2 sources · all primary
- ● US Department of Transportation · Operating administrations (checked 2026-09-06)
- ● Amtrak · Audited consolidated financial statements FY2024 (preferred stock held by the DOT; FRA grant agreements) (published 2025 · checked 2026-09-06)
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