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Virginia Passenger Rail Authority
Live now: 1 tender, largest Stafford County utility relocations Siding A (no contract value published); holds relationships with Skanska, Dragados, Herzog.
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- Type
- State SPV — state passenger rail authority, a political subdivision of the Commonwealth created in 2020; owner of railroad right of way bought from CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern, sponsor of Amtrak Virginia state-supported service, and the buyer of record for the Transforming Rail in Virginia capital programme
- Market · Region
- United States · Virginia
- Open tenders
- 1
- Technology areas
- Track & civil, Signalling & train control, Digital operations, Predictive maintenance, Rolling-stock hardware
Buys railroad right of way, sponsors intercity rail in Virginia with $4.7bn I-95 Corridor and Long Bridge projects.
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Buys, owns and improves railroad right of way and sponsors intercity passenger rail in Virginia. Its Transforming Rail in Virginia programme is carried in the Commonwealth Transportation Board's FY2027 Six-Year Improvement Program at $1,759,958,889 total programmed, of which $1,584,977,778 is the I-95 Corridor and $174,981,111 the Western Rail Initiative. VPRA's own Amended FY27 Budget of 27 August 2026 puts the I-95 Corridor programme at $4,719.2m of expenditures to completion, headed by Long Bridge North at $1,648.4m and Long Bridge South at $1,016.3m. It bought three segments of railroad right of way from CSX Transportation for $525,000,000 under the Comprehensive Rail Agreement and the Manassas Line interests from Norfolk Southern for a purchase price of $358,900,000. It contracts with Amtrak for Virginia state-supported service under section 209 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act; the FY26 service carried 1,441,424 riders against a goal of 1,350,000 and earned $92,691,217 against a goal of $82,700,000.
- Type
- State SPV — state passenger rail authority, a political subdivision of the Commonwealth created in 2020; owner of railroad right of way bought from CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern, sponsor of Amtrak Virginia state-supported service, and the buyer of record for the Transforming Rail in Virginia capital programme
- Where
- Virginia · Richmond
- Programmes
- IIJA / Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
- Technology areas
- Track & civil, Signalling & train control, Digital operations, Predictive maintenance, Rolling-stock hardware
Structure
- operated by Amtrak — Operator of Amtrak Virginia state-supported service under the PRIIA section 209 State Supported Agreement (active · since 2025-10-01)
- operated by NS — Host railroad on the Western Rail Corridor and the delivery party for the Nokesville-Calverton second main line, the Roanoke Yard improvements and part of the New River Valley scope (active · since 2024)
- operated by CSX — Host railroad on the corridor VPRA bought, and the design-and-construction lead for the Franconia to Lorton Third Track, Siding A and the four new sidings (active · since 2021-05-24)
- funds VRE — Capital grants to VRE projects and the Manassas Line Funding Agreement (active · since 2021)
- funded by NVTA — Regional funding for the Franconia-Springfield Bypass (active)
Who holds what here
- awarded HNTB — Construction management services for the Franconia-Springfield Bypass project (active · since 2025-05-30)
- awarded Wagman — Leeland Road SR-626 bridge reconstruction — Wagman Heavy Civil, Inc. (active · since 2025-05)
- awarded Wagman — Long Bridge South Package — Wagman Heavy Civil, Inc. (active · since 2025-01)
- awarded Skanska — Long Bridge North Package progressive design-build, as the Skanska-Flatiron LBN Joint Venture (active · since 2023-12-06)
- awarded Dragados — Long Bridge North Package progressive design-build, as part of the Skanska-FlatironDragados Joint Venture (active · since 2023-12-06)
- awarded Dragados — Franconia-Springfield Bypass CM/GC contract, as part of the Flatiron-Herzog Joint Venture (active · since 2023-12-06)
- awarded Herzog — Franconia-Springfield Bypass CM/GC contract, as part of the Flatiron-Herzog Joint Venture (active · since 2023-12-06)
- awarded Jacobs — General Engineering Services / As Needed Professional Services, one of four holders (active · since 2023-03)
- awarded STV — General Engineering Services / As Needed Professional Services, one of four holders (active · since 2023-03)
- awarded WSP — General Engineering Services / As Needed Professional Services, one of four holders (active · since 2023-03)
- awarded CSX — CSX Comprehensive Rail Agreement — CSX Transportation, Inc. (active · since 2021-05)
- awarded NS — Norfolk Southern Comprehensive Rail Agreement — Norfolk Southern Railway Company (active)
- Contract detail and values (13)In the United States edition See a fully open example
Sources for these relationships (23)
- ● Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA) · About NVTA — regional transportation funding authority, nearly $6 billion committed in the region's transportation network, Six Year Program FY2026-2031 (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) · Amtrak 209 Operating Agreement — staff presentation to the Board, 27 August 2026 (published 2026-08-27 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) · Awarded Contracts — VPRA's own list of notices of award, eighteen entries from April 2022 to 10 September 2026 (the former /procurement/recentcontracts/ path 301-redirects to this one; the effective URL is recorded) (published 2026-09 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) · Board Meeting Materials — agendas, minutes, decision briefs, resolutions and staff presentations, August 2026 back to January 2026 (published 2026-09 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) · Contract Activity Updates — staff presentation to the Board, 16 January 2025 (12 slides): Franconia to Lorton project addendum, VRE funding and operating agreements, and the Long Bridge South procurement overview, key dates, agreement features and liquidated damages (published 2025-01 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● CSX Transportation, Inc. and the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation · Comprehensive Rail Agreement, fully executed without exhibits — purchase price and the three railroad right-of-way segments (58 pages) (published 2021 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) · Executive Director's Report, August 2026 — project-by-project cost, contractor, status and grant tables (61 pages) (published 2026-08-27 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) Board · Resolution of 27 August 2026: FY27 Budget Amendment and Approval of Management Reserve Balance, with Exhibit A, the Amended Fiscal Year 2027 Budget (I-95 Corridor comparison and capital project tables) (published 2026-08-27 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) Board · Resolution of 21 May 2026: VPRA FY27 Budget and Management Reserve Approval, with Exhibit A, the Recommended Fiscal Year 2027 Budget (I-95 Corridor, Western Rail Corridor, Other Capital Projects, Capital & Operating Grants, Operations and Administrative budget tables) (published 2026-05-21 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) · Key Project Funding Updates — staff presentation to the Finance Committee and Board, 21 May 2026 (Sidings C/D/E/F mileages and costs, Richmond Layover Facility funding) (published 2026-05-21 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) · Notice of Award, RFP 01-007-24-0002 — Construction Management Services in support of the Franconia-Springfield Bypass project, awarded 30 May 2025 (published 2025-05-30 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) · Notice of Award, RFP 01-007-23-0001 — CM/GC Contractor for the Franconia-Springfield Bypass Project, awarded 6 December 2023 (published 2023-12-06 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) · Notice of Award, RFP 1-000-22-0005 — General Engineering Services / As Needed Professional Services, four contracts (published 2023-03 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) · Notice of Award, RFP 01-001-23-0001 — Design-Builder under a Progressive Design Build Agreement for the North Package of the Long Bridge Project, awarded 6 December 2023 (published 2023-12-06 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) · Notice of Award, RFP 01-001-24-0002 — Design-Builder under a Design Build Agreement for the South Package of the Long Bridge Project, awarded 21 January 2025 (published 2025-01-21 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) · Notice of Award, RFP 01-008-24-0003 — Design-Builder for the Leeland Road (SR-626) Bridge reconstruction, a component of the Siding A Project, awarded 30 May 2025 (published 2025-05-30 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Norfolk Southern Railway Company and the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority · Amended and Restated Comprehensive Rail Agreement, 2024 — purchase price, Western Virginia Rail Initiative grant funds, Roanoke Area Improvements and New River Valley terms (403 pages) (published 2024-09 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) · Current Contracting Opportunities — VPRA's own solicitation list, read in full on 14 September 2026 (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) · Project Updates — staff presentation to the Board, 27 August 2026 (right-of-way acquisition, utility relocations, Franconia to Lorton and Siding A procurement schedules) (published 2026-08-27 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) · Rail Agreements — index of the CSXT Comprehensive Rail Agreement and its exhibits and amendments, the Joint Operating and Maintenance Agreement, the VPRA/VRE agreements and the VPRA/Norfolk Southern agreements (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) Board · Resolution of 27 August 2026: Authority to Execute FY27 State Supported Agreement between VPRA and Amtrak (published 2026-08-27 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) · Resolution of the VPRA Board, 16 January 2025: Award of Design-Build Agreement for Long Bridge Project — South Package, with EXHIBIT A, the executed Design-Build Agreement (Contract ID 01-001-24-0002, Execution Version dated 17 January 2025). 371 pages; HTTP 200, 20,924,540 bytes to plain curl with a browser user agent on 14 September 2026 (published 2025-01 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Virginia Railway Express (VRE) · Annual Budget Fiscal Year 2027 (Budget Book) — operating and capital budget and the FY2027-FY2032 Capital Improvement Program with a project sheet and total project budget for each of the 22 projects (79 pages) (published 2026-01 · checked 2026-09-14)
Tenders
| Tender | Status | Value band | Next key date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stafford County utility relocations Siding A | Pre-bid | no contract value published | |
| Fairfax County sewer relocation Franconia Lorton | Bids closed | $5–25m | Bids closed August 2026 · award expected |
| Long Bridge project, north and south packages · 2 parts | In execution | Varies by part | |
| Long Bridge North Package | In execution | over $1bn | Awarded December 2023 |
| Long Bridge South Package | In execution | $500m–1bn | Awarded January 2025 |
| CSX Comprehensive Rail Agreement | In execution | $500m–1bn | |
| Franconia-Springfield Bypass | In execution | $500m–1bn | Completion 2029 |
| Alexandria Fourth Track | In execution | $100–500m | Completion 2027 |
| Amtrak Virginia state-supported service | In execution | $100–500m | |
| Norfolk Southern Comprehensive Rail Agreement | In execution | $100–500m | |
| New River Valley Cambria Radford | In execution | $25–100m | Completion 2027 |
| Nokesville to Calverton second main line | In execution | $25–100m | Completion 2028 |
| Richmond to Raleigh S-Line | In execution | $25–100m | Completion 2027 |
| Roanoke Yard Improvements | In execution | $25–100m | Completion 2027 |
| Ettrick Station Improvements | In execution | $5–25m | Awarded August 2026 |
| Leeland Road SR-626 bridge reconstruction | In execution | no contract value published | Awarded May 2025 |
| Crossroads Third Track Siding F | Planned | $100–500m | Target 2030 |
| Franconia to Lorton Third Track | Planned | no contract value published | |
| Neabsco Creek Woodbridge Third Track Siding D | Planned | $100–500m | Target 2030 |
| Occoquan River Third Track Design | Planned | $100–500m | |
| Potomac Creek Third Track Siding A | Planned | no contract value published | Target 2029 |
| Aquia Creek Third Track Siding E | Planned | $25–100m | Target 2030 |
| Manassas Line State of Good Repair | Planned | $25–100m | |
| Railroad Bridges over Newington Road | Planned | no contract value published | Target 2029 |
| Richmond Layover Facility | Planned | $25–100m | |
| Shenandoah Corridor Transaction | Planned | $25–100m | |
| Taylorsville Third Track Siding C | Planned | $25–100m | Target 2030 |
| Staples Mill Road Station Improvements | Planned | $5–25m | Target 2029 |
| Staunton Station Improvements | Planned | $5–25m | Target 2030 |
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- Procurement structure
- Published contacts (4)
- Award history (12)
- Entry path
- Portals (5)
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27 sources · all primary
- ● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) · Current Contracting Opportunities — VPRA's own solicitation list, read in full on 14 September 2026 (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) · Awarded Contracts — VPRA's own list of notices of award, eighteen entries from April 2022 to 10 September 2026 (the former /procurement/recentcontracts/ path 301-redirects to this one; the effective URL is recorded) (published 2026-09 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) · Anticipated Procurements — VPRA's forecast page; on 14 September 2026 it carried the forecast policy text and no forecast entries (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) · Vendor Portal — Dynamics 365 vendor file access for existing suppliers (purchase orders, invoices, insurance certificates); by invitation, not a solicitation list (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) · Board Meeting Materials — agendas, minutes, decision briefs, resolutions and staff presentations, August 2026 back to January 2026 (published 2026-09 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) Board · Resolution of 27 August 2026: FY27 Budget Amendment and Approval of Management Reserve Balance, with Exhibit A, the Amended Fiscal Year 2027 Budget (I-95 Corridor comparison and capital project tables) (published 2026-08-27 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) · Executive Director's Report, August 2026 — project-by-project cost, contractor, status and grant tables (61 pages) (published 2026-08-27 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) · Request for Proposals 1-000-26-0007 — On-call Tree Felling and Removal Services, issue date 22 July 2026, proposals due 2:00 PM 13 August 2026, term five years with two one-year renewals (159 pages) (published 2026-07-22 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) · Bid Log, IFB 01-004-26-0001 Ettrick Station Improvements Project — bid opening 20 July 2026, two bids with amounts (published 2026-07-20 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) · Notice of Award, RFP 01-001-23-0001 — Design-Builder under a Progressive Design Build Agreement for the North Package of the Long Bridge Project, awarded 6 December 2023 (published 2023-12-06 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) · Notice of Award, RFP 01-001-24-0002 — Design-Builder under a Design Build Agreement for the South Package of the Long Bridge Project, awarded 21 January 2025 (published 2025-01-21 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) · Notice of Award, RFP 01-007-23-0001 — CM/GC Contractor for the Franconia-Springfield Bypass Project, awarded 6 December 2023 (published 2023-12-06 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) · Notice of Award, RFP 01-007-24-0002 — Construction Management Services in support of the Franconia-Springfield Bypass project, awarded 30 May 2025 (published 2025-05-30 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) · Notice of Award, RFP 01-008-24-0003 — Design-Builder for the Leeland Road (SR-626) Bridge reconstruction, a component of the Siding A Project, awarded 30 May 2025 (published 2025-05-30 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) · Notice of Award, RFP 1-000-22-0005 — General Engineering Services / As Needed Professional Services, four contracts (published 2023-03 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) · Notice of Award, RFP 1-000-22-0007 — Comprehensive Program Management Support Services for the Transforming Rail in Virginia programme, 20 December 2022 (published 2022-12-20 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) · Notice of Award, RFP 01-000-26-0006 — Enterprise Asset Management Support, awarded 10 September 2026 (published 2026-09-10 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● CSX Transportation, Inc. and the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation · Comprehensive Rail Agreement, fully executed without exhibits — purchase price and the three railroad right-of-way segments (58 pages) (published 2021 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Norfolk Southern Railway Company and the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority · Amended and Restated Comprehensive Rail Agreement, 2024 — purchase price, Western Virginia Rail Initiative grant funds, Roanoke Area Improvements and New River Valley terms (403 pages) (published 2024-09 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) · Transforming Rail — programme overview, background and the Weldon Cooper Center economic impact figures (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Commonwealth Transportation Board / Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) · FINAL FY 2027 Rail and Public Transportation Six-Year Improvement Program, adopted 2 June 2026 — projection of allocations, Rail Preservation Fund, Commonwealth Rail Fund FREIGHT Program and Rail Planning, Rail Summary, Transforming Rail in Virginia (VPRA) tables (54 pages) (published 2026-06-02 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of General Services · eVA Virginia Business Opportunities Solr search endpoint — the public JSON fetch behind the All Opportunities page; 291,611 indexed records and 517 with status Open on 14 September 2026 (published 2026-09-14 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) · Project Updates — staff presentation to the Board, 27 August 2026 (right-of-way acquisition, utility relocations, Franconia to Lorton and Siding A procurement schedules) (published 2026-08-27 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) · Notice of Award, Contract No. 01-000-25-0007, Tree Felling, Removal and Landscape Services — award date 12 December 2025, to THE DAVEY TREE EXPERT COMPANY under Virginia Commonwealth University Cooperative Contract No. C0003150; no amount published (published 2026-09 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) · Resolution of the VPRA Board, 16 January 2025: Award of Design-Build Agreement for Long Bridge Project — South Package, with EXHIBIT A, the executed Design-Build Agreement (Contract ID 01-001-24-0002, Execution Version dated 17 January 2025). 371 pages; HTTP 200, 20,924,540 bytes to plain curl with a browser user agent on 14 September 2026 (published 2025-01 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) · Contract Activity Updates — staff presentation to the Board, 16 January 2025 (12 slides): Franconia to Lorton project addendum, VRE funding and operating agreements, and the Long Bridge South procurement overview, key dates, agreement features and liquidated damages (published 2025-01 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) · Resolution of the VPRA Board, 22 January 2026: Ratification of Authority to Execute Project Addendum with CSXT for the Long Bridge Project, with Exhibit A, the Board's resolution of 7 October 2025 and the construction-phase project addendum (47 pages). Quotes Table 2 of § 3.4.1 of VPRA's bylaws: Board approval is required for contracts valued over $50,000,000 within ninety days before execution. The addendum itself publishes no construction price (published 2026-01 · checked 2026-09-14)
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