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New Hampshire
1 buyers · 1 tenders · checked 2026-10-08
Thin state: NHDOT manages about 500 state-owned rail miles; Capitol Corridor extension stalled in development after a refused contract extension.
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1Buyers tracked
1Tenders tracked
5Cities tracked
- Live pipeline
- $5.45m Capitol Corridor development and engineering contract ceiling (NHDOT, AECOM); contract term ended January 2023
- Technology areas
- Track & civil, Digital operations
Key figures
State-owned rail corridorabout 500 miles
1 source · primary
- ● NHDOT Citizen's Guide and FY2024-25 agency efficiency budget book, Governor's operating budget hearings · Bureau of Rail and Transit: track inspection, state-owned line mileage and operating agreements, Special Railroad Fund, Class III railroad revolving loan fund, Capitol Corridor project development via a consultant (FY2022 results) (published undated (FY2022 results, FY2024-25 budget; 2023 hearings) · checked 2026-10-08)
Capitol Corridor consultant contract$5.45m
2 sources · 1 primary
- ● Governor and Executive Council agenda, 18 December 2020, NHDOT request item 20 (archive copy) · NHDOT request to authorise the Capitol Corridor consultant agreement; not-to-exceed amount, term to 31 January 2023, selection by qualifications from a four-firm shortlist (published 2020-11-17 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ○ Granite Memo (New Hampshire Bulletin / Center Square), Executive Council nixes regional commuter rail plan · Trade press report that the Executive Council voted 3-2 on 21 December 2022 not to approve the time-extension amendment; Secondary (published 2022-12-22 · checked 2026-10-08)
FTA Capitol Corridor grant$4.59m
1 source · primary
- ● USAspending.gov award NH-2020-012, FTA to NHDOT, NH Capital Corridor Project Development Grant · FTA grant record: purpose is preliminary engineering, environmental services, financial plan, public involvement and final design to meet FTA Capital Investment Grant project development requirements for extending MBTA commuter rail from Lowell, Massachusetts to Nashua and Manchester; period and net obligation (published 2020-08-20 · checked 2026-10-08)
Buyers
| Buyer | Type | Tenders | Contracts awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire Department of Transportation, Bureau of Rail and Transit | State DOT | 1 | 1 |
Tenders
| Tender | Buyer | Status | Value band | Next key date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capitol Corridor development and engineering contract | NHDOT | In execution | $5–25m |
Cities
| City | Network status | Networks |
|---|---|---|
| Dover | Downeaster station on CSX track; the New Hampshire Northcoast line connects with Pan Am Railways here. | |
| Nashua | No passenger rail. Proposed southern terminus area of the Capitol Corridor MBTA extension from Lowell, with stations planned at South Nashua and Downtown Nashua; in project development. | |
| Ossipee | Northern end of the New Hampshire Northcoast freight line, with the company's main facility on Route 16 and a sand shipper as its largest customer; the state owns the corridor north towards Conway. | |
| Exeter | Downeaster station; NNEPRA's September 2026 board packet reports station improvements planned at Exeter. Funding is not itemised in the packet. |
Withheld in the free surface
- Capex in this region (3)
- Live pipeline value (3)
- Market narrative
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- Capitol corridor context (2)
- Downeaster (2)
- Amtrak interest (2)
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Sources
- ○ Citizens Count, Commuter Rail issue brief · Nonpartisan summary of the 2014 commuter rail feasibility options and the repeal of the New Hampshire Rail Transit Authority in 2017; Secondary (published undated · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● Governor and Executive Council agenda, 18 December 2020, NHDOT request item 20 (archive copy) · NHDOT request to authorise the Capitol Corridor consultant agreement; not-to-exceed amount, term to 31 January 2023, selection by qualifications from a four-firm shortlist (published 2020-11-17 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● Governor and Executive Council agenda, 21 December 2022, NHDOT time-extension request (archive copy) · NHDOT request to extend the Capitol Corridor consultant agreement to 30 September 2023 with no added funding; work about 72 percent complete (published 2022-11-22 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ○ Granite Memo (New Hampshire Bulletin / Center Square), Executive Council nixes regional commuter rail plan · Trade press report that the Executive Council voted 3-2 on 21 December 2022 not to approve the time-extension amendment; Secondary (published 2022-12-22 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● NHDOT Citizen's Guide and FY2024-25 agency efficiency budget book, Governor's operating budget hearings · Bureau of Rail and Transit: track inspection, state-owned line mileage and operating agreements, Special Railroad Fund, Class III railroad revolving loan fund, Capitol Corridor project development via a consultant (FY2022 results) (published undated (FY2022 results, FY2024-25 budget; 2023 hearings) · checked 2026-10-08)
- ○ NH Business Review, Executive Council OKs start of Capitol Corridor design · Trade press report of the Governor and Executive Council authorising a federally funded contract with AECOM Technical Services for Capitol Corridor development and engineering; Secondary because the Governor and Council agenda (sos.nh.gov) returned 503 and NHDOT pages returned 403 (published 2020-12-22 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● NNEPRA Service and Organizational Overview, October 2024 · Host railroads: CSX Transportation owns the track from Church Road in Brunswick to Plaistow, New Hampshire; MBTA owns the remaining 36 miles into North Station (published 2024-10-09 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● USAspending.gov award NH-2020-012, FTA to NHDOT, NH Capital Corridor Project Development Grant · FTA grant record: purpose is preliminary engineering, environmental services, financial plan, public involvement and final design to meet FTA Capital Investment Grant project development requirements for extending MBTA commuter rail from Lowell, Massachusetts to Nashua and Manchester; period and net obligation (published 2020-08-20 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● USAspending.gov award NH-2026-004, FTA to Manchester Transit Authority · FTA grant for the first transit centre for Manchester; a bus facility, not rail (published 2026-07-16 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● USAspending.gov award 69A36521402980CRSNH, FRA CRISI to New Hampshire North Coast Corp · FRA CRISI grant: New Hampshire Northcoast infrastructure project; federal obligation, non-federal share, total funding and period of performance (published 2021-09-08 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● USAspending.gov award 693JF71910009, MARAD to Pease Development Authority · Market Street Marine Terminal main wharf rehabilitation grant; closed out October 2025 (published 2020-03-17 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● USAspending.gov award 69A36525421210CRSNH, FRA to City of Portsmouth · FRA planning award for environmental analysis and preliminary engineering for a replacement bridge and four grade-crossing improvements on the CSX Portsmouth Branch (published 2025-05-01 · checked 2026-10-08)
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