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Virginia Railway Express
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- Type
- Transit authority — commuter rail service jointly owned by the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission and the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission under a 1989 Master Agreement; both commissions are political subdivisions of the Commonwealth
- Market · Region
- United States · Virginia
- Open tenders
- 0
- Technology areas
- Rolling-stock hardware, Track & civil, Digital operations, Predictive maintenance, Signalling & train control
Operates Fredericksburg and Manassas commuter rail lines between Northern Virginia and Washington Union Station.
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Runs commuter rail on the Fredericksburg and Manassas Lines between Northern Virginia and Washington Union Station over track hosted by CSX, Norfolk Southern and Amtrak. The recommended FY2027 combined operating and capital budget is $215.5 million, 4.6 per cent below FY2026, on an average weekday ridership projection of 9,300 and $22.7 million of projected annual fare revenue, with total jurisdictional subsidy unchanged at $19,764,843 and track access fees across the three host railroads of $20.4 million. Its FY2027-FY2032 Capital Improvement Program has 22 projects with total project costs of about $1.27 billion, of which $1,009.8 million (79.2 per cent) is committed and $265.0 million (20.8 per cent) unfunded.
- Type
- Transit authority — commuter rail service jointly owned by the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission and the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission under a 1989 Master Agreement; both commissions are political subdivisions of the Commonwealth
- Where
- Virginia · Alexandria
- Programmes
- IIJA / Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
- Technology areas
- Rolling-stock hardware, Track & civil, Digital operations, Predictive maintenance, Signalling & train control
Structure
- funded by DRPT — Commonwealth Mass Transit Fund allocation and state match to VRE's federal formula grants (active · since 2025)
- funded by VPRA — Capital grants to VRE projects and the Manassas Line Funding Agreement (active · since 2021)
- owned by NVTC — Co-owner of Virginia Railway Express with the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission under the 1989 Master Agreement (active · since 1989)
- owned by PRTC — Co-owner of Virginia Railway Express with the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission under the 1989 Master Agreement (active · since 1989)
- funded by NVTA — Regional funding for the Crystal City Station Improvements and the Broad Run Expansion (active)
- operated by Keolis — Train operations and maintenance services contractor, and the route by which VRE buys track work by task order (active)
Who holds what here
- awarded Skanska — L'Enfant Station and Fourth Track CM/GC preconstruction services contract (active · since 2026-08-12)
- awarded Alstom — 21 fleet expansion coaches under production, delivery expected 2028 (active)
- awarded Keolis — Seminary Yard midday storage replacement facility — Keolis Rail Services Virginia, LLC (active)
- Contract detail and values (8)In the United States edition See a fully open example
Sources for these relationships (10)
- ● 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)
- ● 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)
- ● Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC) · About NVTC — founded 1964, charged with the funding and stewardship of WMATA and of Virginia Railway Express, which it co-owns (novatransit.org/about/ 301-redirects to this path) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● OmniRide (Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission) · About OmniRide — OmniRide is the operating name of PRTC; PRTC co-sponsors Virginia Railway Express in partnership with NVTC; six member jurisdictions; headquarters in Woodbridge (omniride.com/about-us/ 301-redirects to this path) (published 2026 · 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 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 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)
- ● Virginia Railway Express (VRE) · Notice of Contract Award — L'Enfant Station and 4th Track Improvements Project, Construction Manager/General Contractor Services, issued 12 August 2026 (published 2026-08-12 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Virginia Railway Express (VRE) Operations Board · Operations Board Meeting agenda package, 17 July 2026 — agenda item reports and resolutions 26-07-9A to 26-07-9G with contract amounts (55 pages) (published 2026-07-17 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Virginia Railway Express (VRE) · Notice of Final Ranking of Firms, RFP 026-006 — the four proposers in final ranked order, 16 July 2026 (published 2026-07-16 · checked 2026-09-14)
Tenders
| Tender | Status | Value band | Next key date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria Station Improvements King and Commonwealth bridges | In execution | $100–500m | Completion 2028 |
| Manassas Line property acquisition | In execution | $100–500m | |
| Seminary Yard midday storage replacement facility | In execution | $100–500m | |
| 21 fleet expansion coaches | In execution | $25–100m | |
| Crystal City Station Improvements | In execution | $25–100m | |
| Equipment Asset Management Program | In execution | $25–100m | |
| VRE Facilities Asset Management Program | In execution | $5–25m | |
| Broad Run Expansion | Planned | $100–500m | |
| Broad Run Lead Track | Planned | $100–500m | |
| L'Enfant Station and Fourth Track | Planned | $100–500m | Target August 2026 |
| Crossroads storage facility future expansions | Planned | $25–100m | |
| Franconia-Springfield Station Improvements | Planned | $25–100m | |
| Fredericksburg and Manassas Line crossovers | Planned | $25–100m | |
| Backlick Road Station Improvement | Planned | $5–25m | |
| Brooke and Leeland Road Station Improvements | Planned | $5–25m | |
| Crossroads maintenance and storage facility | Planned | $5–25m | |
| Manassas Station Improvements | Planned | $5–25m |
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- Procurement structure
- Published contacts (3)
- Award history (7)
- Entry path
- Portals (4)
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13 sources · all primary
- ● Virginia Railway Express (VRE) · Procurement — VRE's own list of solicitations, quotes and sole-source notices, read in a scripted browser on 14 September 2026 (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Virginia Railway Express (VRE) · RFQ 026-006 — Construction Manager/General Contractor Services for the L'Enfant Station and 4th Track Improvements Project: notice, dates and the full document trail to the notice of contract award (published 2026-08 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Virginia Railway Express (VRE) · RFP 026-007 — Cost Estimating and Cost Validation Services for the L'Enfant Station and Fourth Track Improvements Project: notice, proposals due 1 September 2026 (published 2026-08-18 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Virginia Railway Express (VRE) · Notice of Contract Award — L'Enfant Station and 4th Track Improvements Project, Construction Manager/General Contractor Services, issued 12 August 2026 (published 2026-08-12 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Virginia Railway Express (VRE) · Short List of Firms, RFQ 026-006 — four shortlisted offerors, 7 April 2026 (published 2026-04-07 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Virginia Railway Express (VRE) · Notice of Final Ranking of Firms, RFP 026-006 — the four proposers in final ranked order, 16 July 2026 (published 2026-07-16 · 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)
- ● Virginia Railway Express (VRE) Operations Board · Operations Board Meeting agenda package, 17 July 2026 — agenda item reports and resolutions 26-07-9A to 26-07-9G with contract amounts (55 pages) (published 2026-07-17 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Virginia Railway Express (VRE) · VRE meeting portal (CivicWeb) — Operations Board, Executive, Finance, Audit and Legislative Committee meeting lists and document packages (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Virginia Railway Express (VRE) · Contact — main telephone, general mailbox and headquarters address (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-14)
- ● Virginia Railway Express (VRE) · Financial — audited financial statements and annual budget documents (published 2026 · 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 Railway Express (VRE) · Operations Board Meeting agenda package, 18 September 2026 — 107 pages, 5,236,531 bytes; carries the approved minutes of the 17 July 2026 meeting and the action items for the forthcoming meeting (preliminary FY2028 budget referral, mobile-ticketing master services agreement, railcar deep-cleaning task order, electronic participation policy, PROTECT planning-grant application) (published 2026-09 · checked 2026-09-14)
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