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North Dakota

2 buyers · 5 tenders · checked 2026-10-08

No transit rail or open tender; three federal grants and two Amtrak station projects above the floor, led by Grand Forks.

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2Buyers tracked

5Tenders tracked

4Cities tracked

Live pipeline: $30m FRA Railroad Crossing Elimination grant, Grand Forks underpass (planned); $11.77m CRISI grant, RRVW welded rail (in execution); Amtrak station projects at Rugby ($10.4m) and Williston ($10m)
Technology areas: Track & civil, Signalling & train control

Key figures

Grand Forks crossing grant$30mFRA Railroad Crossing Elimination grant to NDDOT for the Grand Forks 42nd Street underpass; total funding $50.6m on USAspending.

2 sources · all primary

● USAspending award 69A36525420530RCEND · FRA Railroad Crossing Elimination grant to NDDOT, Grand Forks grade separation: federal $30,000,000, non-federal $20,625,000, total $50,625,000; signed 2025-07-23; period to 2030-05-31 (published 2025-07-23 · checked 2026-10-08)
● Senate release on the Grand Forks crossing grant · Release of 5 June 2023: $30,000,000 FY2022 Railroad Crossing Elimination grant for an underpass at 42nd Street and Demers Avenue, Grand Forks, with a shared-use path; BNSF not mentioned (published 2023-06-05 · checked 2026-10-08)

RRVW CRISI grant$11.77mFRA CRISI grant to the Red River Valley & Western for continuous welded rail between mileposts 1.51 and 33.33; total funding $14.7m.

1 source · primary

● USAspending award 69A36524420340CRSND · FRA CRISI grant to Red River Valley & Western Railroad Co: federal $11,772,708, non-federal $2,943,177, total $14,715,885; signed 2024-03-12; period to 2027-02-01 (published 2024-03-12 · checked 2026-10-08)

Rail loan maximum$5mMaximum NDDOT rail loan per qualifying project; Class I railroads are not eligible and no fund size is published.

2 sources · all primary

● NDDOT Rail Information page · Rail loan programmes (system critical, infrastructure improvement, economic development; maximum loan $5 million), railroad contact list naming BNSF, CPKC, DMVW, DNRR, NPR and RRVW, links to State Freight and Rail Plan and the Highway-Rail Grade Crossing State Action Plan (published undated · checked 2026-10-08)
● NDDOT State Funding Programs page · Rail Crossing Program (federal funds, 10% local match, closure match up to $7,500) and Rail Loan Program (Class I railroads not eligible); no fund size stated (published undated · checked 2026-10-08)

Amtrak station work$30mFederal funds Amtrak reports for accessibility work at five North Dakota Empire Builder stations, October 2025.

1 source · primary

● Amtrak release on North Dakota station upgrades · Release of 17 October 2025: about $30 million federal funds at five Empire Builder stations; per-station figures Rugby 10.4, Williston 10, Devils Lake 4.5, Fargo 4.5, Stanley 0.4 ($m); designers and general contractors named (published 2025-10-17 · checked 2026-10-08)

Freight and rail planJan 2023NDDOT State Freight and Rail Plan, the first combined plan; the current rail plan.

2 sources · 1 primary

● NDDOT Freight and Rail Plan page · Combined State Freight and Rail Plan with appendices including Passenger Rail System, Rail Projects and Freight Investment Plan; filenames dated January 2023 (published 2023-01 · checked 2026-10-08)
○ Progressive Railroading on the combined plan · Article of 2 February 2023: first combined freight and rail plan, work began April 2021; used because the plan PDF exceeded the fetch size. Secondary (published 2023-02-02 · checked 2026-10-08)

Buyers

Buyer	Type	Tenders	Contracts awarded
North Dakota Department of Transportation	State DOT	2	0
Red River Valley & Western Railroad	Freight railroad	1	0

Tenders

Tender	Buyer	Status	Value band
Grand Forks 42nd Street rail underpass	NDDOT	In execution	$25–100m
RRVW Casselton to Wahpeton welded rail	RRVW	In execution	$5–25m
Oakes to Independence rail replacement	NDDOT	In execution	$5–25m
Williston station accessibility upgrade	Amtrak	In execution	$5–25m
Rugby station accessibility upgrade	Amtrak	In execution	$5–25m

Cities

City	Network status	Networks
Grand Forks	Site of the 42nd Street and Demers Avenue underpass funded by a federal crossing grant; the grant text cites delays from Grand Forks Yard train transfers on the BNSF network. Empire Builder stop.
Rugby	Empire Builder station rebuilt with a new platform under an Amtrak accessibility project.
Williston	Empire Builder station rebuilt with a new platform under an Amtrak accessibility project.
Wahpeton	End of the RRVW track section being converted to continuous welded rail and the grantee's listed address.

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Capex in this region (3)
Live pipeline value (3)
Market narrative

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Sources

● Amtrak Media newsroom · Amtrak press-release index (published 2026-10-08 · checked 2026-10-08)
● Amtrak release on North Dakota station upgrades · Release of 17 October 2025: about $30 million federal funds at five Empire Builder stations; per-station figures Rugby 10.4, Williston 10, Devils Lake 4.5, Fargo 4.5, Stanley 0.4 ($m); designers and general contractors named (published 2025-10-17 · checked 2026-10-08)
● Governor release on state funding for the Grand Forks underpass · Release of 7 March 2025: NDDOT to provide $20 million from the Flexible Transportation Fund because estimates exceeded $60 million; construction scheduled for 2026, completion 2028 (published 2025-03-07 · checked 2026-10-08)
● NDDOT Freight and Rail Plan page · Combined State Freight and Rail Plan with appendices including Passenger Rail System, Rail Projects and Freight Investment Plan; filenames dated January 2023 (published 2023-01 · checked 2026-10-08)
● NDDOT Rail Information page · Rail loan programmes (system critical, infrastructure improvement, economic development; maximum loan $5 million), railroad contact list naming BNSF, CPKC, DMVW, DNRR, NPR and RRVW, links to State Freight and Rail Plan and the Highway-Rail Grade Crossing State Action Plan (published undated · checked 2026-10-08)
● USAspending award 69A36520501190CRSND · FRA cooperative agreement to NDDOT titled Minot Intermodal Facility, $400,000; below the floor (published 2020-02-27 · checked 2026-10-08)
● USAspending award 69A36525420530RCEND · FRA Railroad Crossing Elimination grant to NDDOT, Grand Forks grade separation: federal $30,000,000, non-federal $20,625,000, total $50,625,000; signed 2025-07-23; period to 2030-05-31 (published 2025-07-23 · checked 2026-10-08)

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