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Missouri
5 buyers · 22 tenders · checked 2026-10-07
Bi-State's MetroLink fleet replacement and tunnel works, Kansas City's two streetcar extensions and MoDOT's Amtrak and bridge grants are Missouri's rail buying programmes.
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2Metro systems operating
5Buyers tracked
22Tenders tracked
2Cities tracked
- Live pipeline
- Bi-State draft FY2027-29 capital budget: $934.9m (programme; includes $247.8m light rail vehicle purchases); Siemens MetroLink vehicles: $390.4m contract for up to 55 cars (Bi-State); Union Station tunnel: $56m draft-budget line (Bi-State); KCI Construction tunnel track contract: $6.17m ceiling; FTA state-of-good-repair grants to Bi-State: $26.6m to $35.2m each; Norfolk Southern Grand River Bridge: $17.25m USDOT grant (MoDOT); U.S. 60 BNSF overpass: $10.4m FRA CRISI grant (MoDOT); Missouri River Runner: $16m state support in FY2025 (MoDOT); TRRA bridge grants: $28.8m, $20.0m and $7.2m (FRA)
- Technology areas
- Rolling-stock hardware, Track & civil, Signalling & train control, Electrification, Predictive maintenance, Digital operations
Key figures
MetroLink Siemens fleet order$390.4m; up to 55 vehicles
2 sources · all primary
- ● Metro Transit St. Louis: Contract for New MetroLink Vehicles Approved · NextStop blog release of 29 November 2023: board approved a $390.4 million contract with Siemens Mobility for up to 55 high-floor light rail vehicles; 75 vehicles in the existing fleet; $196 million federal funding. (published 2023-11-29 · checked 2026-10-07)
- ● Metro Transit St. Louis: Light Rail Vehicle (LRV) Replacement project page · Project page: 55 new vehicles, Siemens, built in Sacramento, design review phase, first deliveries expected 2027, $196.2 million FTA grant. (published 2026 · checked 2026-10-07)
FTA grant for MetroLink vehicles$196.3m
1 source · primary
- ● USAspending.gov: FTA grant MO-2024-021, Bi-State Development · Federal award record: $196,296,401, CFDA 20.525 (State of Good Repair), 1 August 2024 to 30 October 2032; competitive rail vehicle replacement funding for the St. Louis urbanized area; programmed project $392,592,802 ($196,296,401 federal, $117,777,841 federal match, $78,518,561 local). (published 2024-08-01 · checked 2026-10-07)
Bi-State three-year capital draft$934.9m
2 sources · all primary
- ● Bi-State Development: Board of Commissioners special meeting materials, 26 March 2026 · Board packet with the draft FY2027 Operating and Capital Budget (Resolution 1470): three-year capital budget FY2027-FY2029, project-type summary, Union Station Tunnel line. Retrieved with a browser user-agent. (published 2026-03-26 · checked 2026-10-07)
- ● Bi-State Development: Board of Commissioners open meeting materials, 12 June 2026 · Board packet containing the open-session minutes of 14 May 2026: Resolution 1491 (sole-source, Union Station tunnel track rehabilitation, KCI Construction), Resolution 1492 (Millstone Weber, McDonnell Boulevard tunnel track), Resolution 1485 (Modjeski & Masters design modification), budget status and Green Line BRT remarks. Retrieved with a browser user-agent. (published 2026-06-12 · checked 2026-10-07)
KC Streetcar federal grant$174.1m
3 sources · all primary
- ● USAspending.gov: FTA grant MO-2021-001, City of Kansas City (KC Streetcar South Extension) · Federal award record: $174,059,270, CFDA 20.500 (Capital Investment Grants), 9 January 2021 to 31 December 2028, recipient City of Kansas City, titled KC Streetcar South Extension. (published 2021-01-09 · checked 2026-10-07)
- ● KC Streetcar: ridership release after the Main Street Extension opened · Release of 10 December 2025: average weekday ridership rose from about 4,000 before 24 October 2025 to about 10,000 once the Main Street Extension opened. (published 2025-12-10 · checked 2026-10-07)
- ● KC Streetcar: Riverfront Extension Grand Opening page · Page: grand opening ceremony Monday 18 May 2026, after which the Riverfront Extension opens for full passenger service between UMKC and the Riverfront. (published 2026-05-18 · checked 2026-10-07)
Missouri River Runner state support$16m
1 source · primary
- ● MoDOT: Missouri River Runner 2026 Economic Impact Study handout · Handout: 194,276 passengers in 2024; two daily round trips over 283 miles between St. Louis and Kansas City; in FY2025 MoDOT received $16 million in state support for operation; no dedicated state funding source for passenger rail, funding is a yearly general revenue appropriation. (published 2026 · checked 2026-10-07)
TRRA bridge grants$28.8m
3 sources · all primary
- ● USAspending.gov: FRA CRISI grant 69A36522403380CRSMO, Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis · Federal award record: $28,790,947, CFDA 20.325 (CRISI), 1 May 2022 to 31 January 2029, signed 25 August 2022; rehabilitate the bridge to a state of good repair for freight and passenger rail (the record does not name the bridge). (published 2022-08-25 · checked 2026-10-07)
- ● USAspending.gov: FRA CRISI grant 69A36521402540CRSMO, Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis · Federal award record: $20,032,989.16, CFDA 20.325, 1 February 2021 to 31 January 2024, signed 4 February 2021; titled The Merchants Bridge Rehabilitation Program. (published 2021-02-04 · checked 2026-10-07)
- ● USAspending.gov: FRA CRISI grant 69A36520401670CRSMO, Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis · Federal award record: $7,170,346, CFDA 20.325, 1 August 2020 to 31 December 2023, signed 1 September 2020; replacement of the MacArthur Bridge truss over South Broadway. (published 2020-09-01 · checked 2026-10-07)
Buyers
| Buyer | Type | Tenders | Contracts awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bi-State Development (Metro Transit St. Louis) | Transit authority | 14 | 2 |
| Missouri Department of Transportation | State DOT | 3 | 0 |
| Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis | Freight railroad | 3 | 0 |
| Kansas City Area Transportation Authority | Transit authority | 1 | 0 |
| Kansas City Streetcar Authority | Transit authority | 1 | 0 |
Tenders
Cities
| City | Network status | Networks |
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis | operational: Metro Transit's MetroLink light rail (over 46 miles across Missouri and Illinois) with the 1890s Union Station tunnel being rehabilitated and 55 Siemens vehicles on order; the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis holds three FRA bridge grants; the Northside-Southside Green Line corridor has moved from light rail to bus rapid transit | Metro Transit MetroLink (light rail) |
| Kansas City | operational: the KC Streetcar runs from the River Market to UMKC after the Main Street extension (24 October 2025) and the Riverfront extension (18 May 2026) opened; KCSA is reprocuring the operations contract and studying capacity for a relocated Royals stadium; a NorthRail study covers a Missouri River crossing to North Kansas City | KC Streetcar |
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Sources
- ● Bi-State Development: Board of Commissioners special meeting materials, 26 March 2026 · Board packet with the draft FY2027 Operating and Capital Budget (Resolution 1470): three-year capital budget FY2027-FY2029, project-type summary, Union Station Tunnel line. Retrieved with a browser user-agent. (published 2026-03-26 · checked 2026-10-07)
- ● Bi-State Development: Board of Commissioners open meeting materials, 12 June 2026 · Board packet containing the open-session minutes of 14 May 2026: Resolution 1491 (sole-source, Union Station tunnel track rehabilitation, KCI Construction), Resolution 1492 (Millstone Weber, McDonnell Boulevard tunnel track), Resolution 1485 (Modjeski & Masters design modification), budget status and Green Line BRT remarks. Retrieved with a browser user-agent. (published 2026-06-12 · checked 2026-10-07)
- ● Bi-State Development: Procurement Opportunities · Current-opportunities page: BSD solicitations are visible and biddable only to registered iSupplier/Sourcing users with a login; no solicitation list is public. (published 2026 · checked 2026-10-07)
- ○ Citizens for Modern Transit: Green Line bus rapid transit page · Advocacy-group summary (Secondary) of the Northside-Southside project: switch from light rail to BRT requested by the City in September 2025; East-West Gateway adopted the 11.5-mile Florissant Avenue alignment in June 2026; FTA accepts the mode change. Used only for the East-West Gateway June 2026 step because no primary page for it was reachable. (published 2026 · checked 2026-10-07)
- ● KC Streetcar Authority: Board meeting deck, 30 July 2026 · Board deck: elevated-rail repair of 18 July 2026 completed within 24 hours, data collection over 3 to 6 months to develop an ongoing capital programme for the downtown guideway; Midtown East-West RAISE grant of $4.5 million to KCATA; O&M reprocurement schedule. (published 2026-07-30 · checked 2026-10-07)
- ● KC Streetcar Authority: Board meeting deck, 24 September 2026 · Board deck: O&M contract with Herzog Transit Services expires 30 April 2028; RFP planned October 2026, negotiations complete summer 2027, contract executed late 2027; system-wide capacity and reliability study with HDR support; contract security services to be reprocured spring 2027. (published 2026-09-24 · checked 2026-10-07)
- ○ KCTV5: Streetcar extension down to UMKC will hold grand opening this fall · Secondary report of 24 July 2025: the Main Street extension costs $352 million, fully covered by federal and local sources; opening set for 24 October 2025. Used only for the total project cost because the FTA project profile returns HTTP 403. (published 2025-07-24 · checked 2026-10-07)
- ● MoDOT: Missouri River Runner 2026 Economic Impact Study handout · Handout: 194,276 passengers in 2024; two daily round trips over 283 miles between St. Louis and Kansas City; in FY2025 MoDOT received $16 million in state support for operation; no dedicated state funding source for passenger rail, funding is a yearly general revenue appropriation. (published 2026 · checked 2026-10-07)
- ● MoDOT: Long-Range Transportation Plan and State Freight and Rail Plan updates · Page: MoDOT is updating its Long-Range Transportation Plan and State Freight and Rail Plan together, a roadmap through 2050; the rail plan will include an updated economic impact analysis for public ports and the Missouri River Runner. (published 2026 · checked 2026-10-07)
- ● USAspending.gov: USDOT grant 69A36525420150RASMO, Missouri Department of Transportation · Federal award record: $17,250,000, CFDA 20.933 (National Infrastructure Investments), 1 June 2025 to 31 March 2028, signed 28 July 2025; partial reconstruction of Norfolk Southern's Grand River Bridge with a ballast-deck steel superstructure and a higher low-chord. (published 2025-07-28 · checked 2026-10-07)
- ● USAspending.gov: FRA CRISI grant 69A36525420750CRSMO, Missouri Department of Transportation · Federal award record: $10,357,239, CFDA 20.325, 1 January 2025 to 30 June 2028, signed 16 June 2025; full life-cycle grant for a grade-separated interchange and rail overpass on U.S. 60 with BNSF, closing eight at-grade crossings. (published 2025-06-16 · checked 2026-10-07)
- ● USAspending.gov: FRA CRISI grant 69A36522403380CRSMO, Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis · Federal award record: $28,790,947, CFDA 20.325 (CRISI), 1 May 2022 to 31 January 2029, signed 25 August 2022; rehabilitate the bridge to a state of good repair for freight and passenger rail (the record does not name the bridge). (published 2022-08-25 · checked 2026-10-07)
- ● USAspending.gov: spending by award API · Federal award search API used to list FTA and FRA assistance awards with Missouri recipients, 1 October 2018 to 7 October 2026, because transit.dot.gov and railroads.dot.gov return HTTP 403. (published 2026-10-07 · checked 2026-10-07)
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