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New York

10 buyers · 25 tenders · checked 2026-10-03

Ten rail buyers; MTA committed $15.8bn in 2025; R262 bid closed September 8, 2026; Gateway Hudson tunnel boring under way.

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3Metro systems operating
10Buyers tracked
25Tenders tracked
3Cities tracked
Live pipeline
$16bn Hudson Tunnel commitment, $68bn MTA 2025-2029 Capital Plan, $45bn proposed Port Authority plan; 25 tracked procurements
Technology areas
Rolling-stock hardware, Signalling & train control, Predictive maintenance, Digital operations, Cybersecurity, AI inspection

Key figures

MTA 2025–2029 Capital Plan$68 billionMTA 2025–2029 Capital Plan
1 source · secondary
  • ○ US Infrastructure (infraus.org) · MTA Seeks Proposals for Up to 2,390 Subway Cars in Largest Rolling Stock Order (published 2026-03-20 · checked 2026-09-05)
MTA capital commitments in 2025$15.8 billionMTA capital commitments in 2025, the largest single-year total in the authority's history: $6.6bn rolling stock, $3.4bn state of good repair, $2.7bn expansion, $2bn signals, $500m accessibility, $500m buses
1 source · secondary
  • ○ Railway-News · New York's MTA records $15.8 billion in capital commitments for 2025 (published 2026-01-29 · checked 2026-09-12)
MTA annual procurement spendover $7 billion a yearMTA annual procurement spend, from office supplies to railcars and construction contracts (MTA's own procurement page)
1 source · primary
Hudson Tunnel Project funding c…$16 billionHudson Tunnel Project funding commitment completed by the Full Funding Grant Agreement of 8 July 2024; new tunnel 2035, North River Tunnel rehabilitation 2038
2 sources · all primary
  • ● Gateway Development Commission · July 2026 board meeting press release (HRGS change order $88m; $16bn Full Funding Grant Agreement) (published 2026-07-08 · checked 2026-09-12)
  • ● Gateway Development Commission · Hudson Tunnel Project (nine miles of new track; ten construction packages) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
Port Authority ten-year capital…$45 billion (2026-2035, proposed)Port Authority ten-year capital plan including PATH station, signalling and uptown-track work and a $2.7bn Gateway Program contribution
1 source · secondary
  • ○ Railway-News · PANYNJ's $45 billion capital plan to enhance PATH rail services (published 2025-11-14 · checked 2026-09-12)
Amtrak's estimated cost of the…$7-8 billion (estimate)Amtrak's estimated cost of the New York Penn Station Transformation; pre-development agreement signed 22 June 2026, groundbreaking targeted end-2027
1 source · primary
  • ● Amtrak · Amtrak and Penn Transformation Partners sign pre-development agreement for New York Penn Station Transformation Project (published 2026-06-22 · checked 2026-09-12)
Federal grants awarded in Novem…$16.4 billionFederal grants awarded in November 2023 for 25 Northeast Corridor projects, from the $66bn of rail money in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; $9bn in FY2022-23 funds and $7.4bn in phased funding agreements
1 source · secondary
  • ○ Engineering News-Record · White House awards $16.4B for 25 Northeast Corridor projects (published 2023-11-06 · checked 2026-09-12)

Buyers

BuyerTypeTendersContracts awarded
Gateway Development CommissionState SPV95
MTA Construction & DevelopmentDevelopment authority66
MTA Metro-North RailroadRegional rail SPV33
MTA New York City TransitMetro corporation33
Metropolitan Transportation AuthorityTransit authority22
New York State Department of TransportationState DOT11
MTA Long Island Rail RoadRegional rail SPV01
Niagara Frontier Transportation AuthorityTransit authority10
Port Authority of New York and New JerseyDevelopment authority10
MTA Staten Island RailwayMetro corporation00

Tenders

TenderBuyerStatusValue bandNext key date
Metro-North 252 coaches replace Shoreliner fleetMetro-NorthOpenvalue not published (2025-2029 capital programme)Published May 2026
Metro-North Hudson Line 11.5 miles electrificationMetro-NorthOpen$100M+ (buyer's estimated-value band)Closes October 2026
Amtrak Penn Station Transformation PartnersAmtrakPre-bid$7-8bn (estimated transformation cost)
Gateway Hudson Tunnel Package 2A A-YardGDCPre-bidvalue not published
MTA R262 1,140 base order 1,250 optionMTABids closedvalue not publishedExpected award 2028
Gateway Hudson Tunnel Package 1C Hudson River SectionGDCAwardedover $1bnAwarded April 2026
MTA Second Avenue Subway Phase 2 106th StreetMTA C&DAwardedover $1bnAwarded June 2026
MTA CBTC Fulton Liberty lines 23 stationsNYCTAwarded$100–500mPublished April 2026
Gateway Hudson Tunnel Package 1B Manhattan TunnelGDCIn executionover $1bnAwarded February 2025
Gateway Hudson Tunnel Project nine miles trackGDCIn executionover $1bn
MTA M-9A 316 cars Alstom LIRR Metro-NorthMTAIn executionover $1bn
MTA Penn Station Access four Bronx stationsMTA C&DIn executionover $1bnCompletion 2024
MTA Second Avenue Subway Phase 2 2032MTA C&DIn execution$6.97-7.7bn (programme; the two published figures differ)
MTA Second Avenue Subway Phase 2 tunnelsMTA C&DIn executionover $1bnAwarded 2025
NYSDOT Livingston Avenue Rail Bridge replacement SkanskaNYSDOTIn execution$500m–1bnAwarded July 2024
MTA Interborough Express design Jacobs-HDR ventureMTA C&DIn execution$100–500m
Gateway Hudson River Ground Stabilization Weeks MarineGDCIn execution$25–100mCompletion 2026
Port Authority PATH real-time monitoring Wi-TronixPort AuthorityIn execution$5–25mAwarded August 2026
Amtrak East River Tunnel tubes 1-2 rehabilitationAmtrakIn executionvalue not published
MTA R268 378 cars Kawasaki B DivisionNYCTIn executionvalue not publishedPublished November 2025
MTA CBTC Crosstown G line Brooklyn QueensNYCTIn executionvalue not publishedAwarded March 2023
MTA Interborough Express light rail 14 milesMTA C&DPlannedover $1bn
Gateway Hudson Tunnel Package 2B systems fit-outGDCPlannedvalue not published
Metro-North 13 battery-electric locomotives Penn StationMetro-NorthPlannedvalue not published
NFTA Buffalo-Amherst-Tonawanda Corridor Transit ExpansionNFTAPlannedvalue not published

Cities

CityNetwork statusNetworks
New York Cityoperational — the New York City Subway, two commuter railroads, the Staten Island Railway and PATH; the 2,390-car R262 subway bid closed on 8 September 2026New York City Subway; Long Island Rail Road; Metro-North Railroad; Staten Island Railway; PATH
Buffalooperational — Metro Rail light rail; the DL&W station opened on 8 December 2025 and the Buffalo-Amherst-Tonawanda corridor expansion north of University Station is in the federal environmental processBuffalo Metro Rail

Players with a footprint here

PlayerKindFootprint
AlstomRolling-stock OEMPlant
STVEngineering consultantHeadquarters
Knorr-BremseVehicle systems supplierPlant
DragadosCivil contractorRegional HQ
RailWorksTrack & electrification contractorProject presence
TraylorCivil contractorProject presence
CAFRolling-stock OEMPlant
Kawasaki Rail CarRolling-stock OEMPlant
Mott MacDonaldEngineering consultantOffice
Tutor PeriniCivil contractorHeadquarters
CubicTechnology vendorProject presence

Events here

EventKindCityDatesOrganiser
RailTrends 2026ConferenceNew York19–20 November 2026Progressive Railroading (with ABH Consulting)

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Sources

  • ● Metropolitan Transportation Authority · Doing business with us — procurement (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-05)
  • ○ Engineering News-Record · White House awards $16.4B for 25 Northeast Corridor projects (published 2023-11-06 · checked 2026-09-12)
  • ○ Engineering News-Record · MTA awards $1B contract for Second Ave Subway Phase II station package (published 2026-06-01 · checked 2026-09-12)
  • ● Gateway Development Commission · Hudson Tunnel Project (nine miles of new track; ten construction packages) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
  • ○ Railway-News · New York's MTA records $15.8 billion in capital commitments for 2025 (published 2026-01-29 · checked 2026-09-12)
  • ○ Railway-News · Siemens Mobility to digitise New York City's Fulton-Liberty lines with CBTC (published 2026-04-30 · checked 2026-09-12)
  • ○ Railway-News · Interborough Express Brooklyn-Queens rail link moves into design phase (published 2025-08-04 · checked 2026-09-12)
  • ○ Railway-News · MTA breaks ground on construction of Second Avenue Subway Phase 2 project (published 2026-06-15 · checked 2026-09-12)

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