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Ohio

6 buyers · 19 tenders · checked 2026-10-03

Ohio RDC sponsors FRA Corridor ID studies; $6m annual short-line grants; GCRTA mid-way $435m Siemens S200 (54 cars); Cincinnati Connector; port authorities.

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2Metro systems operating

6Buyers tracked

19Tenders tracked

5Cities tracked

Live pipeline: $435m GCRTA Rail Car Replacement Program (Siemens S200, 54 railcars); $6m/year ORDC freight-rail grant statutory appropriation ($9m in ORDC's own FY2026 budget projection; recent rounds $0.39m-$3.9m); FRA Corridor ID seed funding for the 3C&D and Cleveland-Toledo-Detroit passenger corridors
Technology areas: Track & civil, Rolling-stock hardware, Signalling & train control, Electrification, Digital operations, Predictive maintenance

Key figures

ORDC's statutory state grant/lo…$6,000,000/year (statutory); $9,000,000 in ORDC's own FY2026 budget projectionORDC's statutory state grant/loan appropriation from the Highway Transportation Safety Fund is $6,000,000/year; ORDC's own Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Projection (11 March 2026) instead shows $9,000,000 of State Grants, $1,000,000 of Federal Grants and $1,000,000 of Loans — the higher figure is not reconciled with the statutory line in sources read this pass. Recent rounds: ~$2.3m across 5 projects (Oct 2025), $0.39m across 2 (22 Jan 2026), $3.9m across 5 backing $66.1m of investment (19 Mar 2026), and $1.46m across 4 backing more than $353.7m of investment (Jul 2026)

6 sources · 2 primary

● Ohio Rail Development Commission (official) · Commission meeting packet, 24 July 2025 — agenda, May 2025 minutes, Resolutions 25-17 to 25-20 (bytes: 2,132,368) (published 2025-07-24 · checked 2026-09-19)
○ American-Rails.com · Ohio Rail Development Commission Approves Funding for Two Key Rail Projects (22 January 2026 meeting) (published 2026-02-21 · checked 2026-09-19)
○ River News Network · Rail Commission Approves $3.9M in Grants to Drive $66M in Ohio Rail Projects (19 March 2026 meeting) (published 2026-04-06 · checked 2026-09-19)
○ RailwayNews EU · Ohio Railways Awarded Multi-Million Dollar Grant Package (July 2026 grant round) (published 2026-07-30 · checked 2026-09-19)
○ Railway Supply / Ohio Capital Journal coverage · Ohio Rail Plan approves five projects; ~$2.3m in grants (October 2025 round; First Quality Tissue Midwest, Wheeling & Lake Erie Rook Subdivision, Wilmington Iron & Metal) (published 2025-10 · checked 2026-09-19)
● Ohio Rail Development Commission (official) · Commission meeting packet, 19 March 2026 — agenda, minutes, Resolutions 26-01 to 26-09, Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Projection (3/11/2026), Executive Director's report (Panhandle Line lease request, grade-separation staff sponsorship, Glass Rock Line, status of awarded federal grants) (bytes: 4,731,030) (published 2026-03-19 · checked 2026-09-19)

Ohio's four FRA Corridor Identi…4 selected corridorsOhio's four FRA Corridor Identification and Development Program selections (announced late 2023): 3C&D (Cincinnati-Columbus-Dayton-Cleveland, final construction anticipated from 2028), Cleveland-Toledo-Detroit, Midwest Connect (Chicago-Fort Wayne-Lima-Columbus-Pittsburgh) and Amtrak Cardinal service enhancements; ORDC sponsors the 3C&D and Cleveland-Toledo-Detroit studies. The programme runs Step 1 ($500,000, no cost share) through Step 2 (10% grantee cost share) to Step 3 (20% cost share) before final design and construction.

1 source · secondary

○ All Aboard Ohio · FRA Corridor Identification and Development Program: Ohio's four selected routes (3C&D, Cleveland-Toledo-Detroit, Midwest Connect, Cardinal enhancements) and the three-step funding process (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-19)

GCRTA's Rail Car Replacement Pr…$435,000,000; 54 railcarsGCRTA's Rail Car Replacement Program: Contract No. 2021-125 with Siemens Mobility Inc., 24 firm S200 high-floor light rail vehicles at $163,920,115 (Resolution No. 2023-026, 18 April 2023), plus a 6-car option (Resolution No. 2023-088, 28 November 2023), an 18-car option (Resolution No. 2024-088, 19 November 2024) and a further 6-car option (Resolution No. 2025-097, 23 September 2025), fixing the fleet at 54 railcars; $130,000,000 FTA grant under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's FY22/23 Rail Vehicle Replacement Program; current total programme budget $435,000,000 (GCRTA $104.46m (24.0%), Federal $241.20m (55.5%), ODOT $60.54m (13.9%) and NOACA $28.80m (6.6%), TOTAL $435.0m), superseding the $450,000,000 total GCRTA published in September 2025 for what was then an up-to-60-car programme.

5 sources · all primary

● Greater Cleveland RTA (official media release) · Siemens Mobility to Replace GCRTA's Red Line Fleet with 24 S200 LRVs — Contract No. 2021-125, $163,920,115, $130m FTA grant (published 2023-07-10 · checked 2026-09-19)
● Greater Cleveland RTA (official media release) · GCRTA Board Members Approve Request to Purchase 6 More New Rail Cars — total programme budget $450,000,000 (published 2025-09-23 · checked 2026-09-19)
● Greater Cleveland RTA (official) · Committee presentation — Exercise of an Option under Contract No. 2021-125 with Siemens Mobility Inc. (18 further railcars) (bytes: 521,728) (published 2024-11-05 · checked 2026-09-19)
● Greater Cleveland RTA (official) — Board Resolutions index · Searchable index of GCRTA Board of Trustees resolutions, 1974–present, by resolution number, title, status and date — the primary record of contract awards and change orders; queried by resolution number for Res. 2023-026, 2023-074, 2023-088, 2023-036, 2024-006, 2024-020, 2024-058, 2024-063, 2024-082, 2025-008, 2025-015, 2025-016, 2025-039, 2025-049, 2025-064, 2025-074, 2025-097, 2025-098, 2026-007, 2026-008, 2026-009, 2026-013, 2026-027, 2026-033, 2026-035, 2026-055 (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-19)
● Greater Cleveland RTA (official) · Railcar Replacement Program overview page — states a $435 million programme replacing 40 heavy and 34 light railcars with 54 common S200 railcars, the commissioning process (approx. 22 weeks per early railcar), and a funding/news timeline (ODOT $12.6m grant Sept 2023, FTA $130m grant May 2023, ODOT $11.5m Aug 2022, RFP re-issue notice June 2021) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-19)

Cincinnati's Connector streetca…5 vehicles; 3.6 miles; 1,108,092 riders (2023)Cincinnati's Connector streetcar: five CAF Urbos low-floor cars on a 3.6-mile loop, free to ride, city-owned and Transdev-operated since the January 2020 'streetcar divorce' from SORTA; record annual ridership of 1,108,092 in 2023, with four monthly records in the first five months of 2024 including 114,296 riders in May.

3 sources · 2 primary

● City of Cincinnati (official) — Streetcar · Ridership Records — 2023/2024 monthly and annual ridership figures (published 2024-06 · checked 2026-09-19)
● City of Cincinnati (official) — Streetcar · About the Streetcar — fleet of five, 3.6-mile loop, ownership/operation split (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-19)
○ WCPO Cincinnati · City Council approves 'streetcar divorce,' assuming oversight from transit authority (8-1 Council vote; SORTA/Transdev oversight transferred to the city, effective 1 January 2020) (published 2019-12 · checked 2026-09-19)

Buyers

Buyer	Type	Tenders	Contracts awarded
Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority	Transit authority	15	3
Ohio Rail Development Commission	State SPV	4	0
City of Cincinnati (Connector streetcar)	Transit authority	0	0
Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority	Development authority	0	0
Ohio Department of Transportation	State DOT	0	0
Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority	Development authority	0	0

Tenders

Tender	Buyer	Status	Value band	Next key date
Red Line four stations platform replacements	GCRTA	Open	value not published on the solicitation; a construction-category open bid	Published September 2026
Central Rail Maintenance Facility Modifications	GCRTA	Awarded	$5–25m
Elevator and Escalator Maintenance and Repair Services	GCRTA	Awarded	$5–25m
Project 24W Warrensville Van Aken Station Reconstruction	GCRTA	Awarded	$5–25m
Project 60E East 120th Street Substation Replacement	GCRTA	Awarded	$5–25m
Project 66E1 Red Line Station Platform Modifications	GCRTA	Awarded	$5–25m
Rail Line Car Procurement	GCRTA	Awarded	$5–25m
System-wide Ticket Vending Machines	GCRTA	Awarded	$5–25m
Warrensville–Van Aken Track Power OCS Signal Reconstruction	GCRTA	Awarded	$5–25m
GCRTA 60 S200 Siemens Mobility Rail Car Program	GCRTA	In execution	$100–500m
Project 12D Trunk Line Signal System	GCRTA	In execution	$5–25m
Project 24X East 79th St Green Blue Reconstruction	GCRTA	In execution	$5–25m
Project 52N Tower City East Portal Rehabilitation	GCRTA	In execution	$5–25m
Project 62A W. 117th Track Platform Bridges Rehabilitation	GCRTA	In execution	$5–25m
GCRTA Green Line seven stations accessibility	GCRTA	Planned	$25–100m
Ohio Grade Crossing Elimination Program E. Orange Road	ORDC	Planned	$25–100m
Ohio Grade Crossing Elimination Program Race Road	ORDC	Planned	$25–100m
Ohio Grade Crossing Elimination Program S. Court Street	ORDC	Planned	$25–100m
Ohio Grade Crossing Elimination Program Hines Hill Road	ORDC	Planned	$5–25m

Cities

City	Network status	Networks
Cleveland	operational — Greater Cleveland RTA operates one heavy-rail line (Red Line, 18 stations, 38 one-way route-miles) and two light-rail lines (Blue Line, Green Line, plus the event-only Waterfront Line; 34 stations, 31 one-way route-miles), radiating from Tower City Station, with a Rail Car Replacement Program under way (Siemens S200 vehicles). Amtrak's Floridian (the former Capitol Limited, merged with the Silver Star since 10 November 2024) calls at Cleveland Union Station; the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority operates the Port of Cleveland, served on-dock by CSX and Norfolk Southern.	RTA Red Line (heavy rail); RTA Blue Line (light rail); RTA Green Line (light rail); RTA Waterfront Line (event service); Amtrak Floridian (former Capitol Limited)
Cincinnati	operational — City of Cincinnati operates the Connector streetcar (3.6-mile loop, five CAF Urbos cars, free to ride, city-owned since the January 2020 'streetcar divorce' from SORTA, operated/maintained by Transdev). Amtrak's tri-weekly Cardinal calls at Cincinnati Union Terminal.	Connector streetcar; Amtrak Cardinal
Columbus	bus transit — COTA operates bus services and the LinkUS bus-rapid-transit programme; no rail transit system. Columbus is the seat of ODOT and the Ohio Rail Development Commission, and Amtrak's tri-weekly Cardinal calls at Columbus Union Station.	COTA bus service; Amtrak Cardinal
Toledo	port and freight — Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority manages the Port of Toledo, whose General Cargo Dock has on-dock Class I rail access (CSX and Norfolk Southern) with dedicated terminal switch engines, plus the Ironville Terminal rail connection serving the Cleveland-Cliffs direct-reduction plant. Amtrak's daily Lake Shore Limited calls at Toledo.	Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority rail (freight); Amtrak Lake Shore Limited
Dayton	bus transit — no active rail system; Greater Dayton RTA operates bus service only. Included in the 3C&D (Cincinnati-Columbus-Dayton-Cleveland) FRA Corridor ID study as a proposed future Amtrak stop.	Greater Dayton RTA bus service

Players with a footprint here

Player	Kind	Footprint
RailWorks	Track & electrification contractor	Project presence

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Sources

● Amtrak (federal) — Capitol Limited service information · Amtrak Capitol Limited service through Cleveland with Amtrak Northeast Corridor connection — service merged into the Floridian (Chicago-Washington-Miami) on 10 November 2024; see oh_amtrak_floridian_merger (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-19)
● Amtrak (federal) — Cardinal service information · Amtrak Cardinal daily service route through Cincinnati, Xenia, and Columbus with state subsidy (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-19)
○ Wikipedia, cross-checked against contemporaneous trade coverage · Floridian (train) — Amtrak merged the Capitol Limited (Chicago-Pittsburgh-Cleveland-Washington) with the Silver Star (Washington-Miami) into the Floridian on 10 November 2024, a temporary arrangement tied to the East River Tunnel Rehabilitation Project, expected to last into 2027 (published 2024-11 · checked 2026-09-19)
● Amtrak (official media release) · Amtrak Launching the Floridian with Daily Service Between Chicago and Miami — the Floridian temporarily combines the Capitol Limited and Silver Star for the duration of the East River Tunnel Rehabilitation Project in New York; inaugural trip 10 November 2024 (published 2024-09 · checked 2026-09-19)
● Amtrak (federal) — Lake Shore Limited service information · Amtrak Lake Shore Limited regional service through Toledo and Cleveland to New York (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-19)
● Amtrak (federal) — Cincinnati Union Station · Amtrak station serving Cardinal and Amtrak Thruway services in Cincinnati (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-19)
● Amtrak (federal) — Cleveland Union Station · Amtrak station serving Cardinal and Floridian (former Capitol Limited) services in Cleveland (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-19)
● Amtrak (federal) — Columbus Union Station · Amtrak station serving Cardinal service in Columbus (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-19)
○ All Aboard Ohio · FRA Corridor Identification and Development Program: Ohio's four selected routes (3C&D, Cleveland-Toledo-Detroit, Midwest Connect, Cardinal enhancements) and the three-step funding process (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-19)
● Ohio Legislative Service Commission (official) · Boards and Commissions — Ohio Rail Development Commission (authority, membership, terms, staffing) (published 2025-08-26 · checked 2026-09-19)
● Ohio Legislative Service Commission / Ohio Laws (official) · Ohio Revised Code Chapter 4981 — Rail Development Commission (definitions, ORC 4981.02 governance) (published 2025-09-30 · checked 2026-09-19)
● Ohio Rail Development Commission (official) · Commission meeting packet, 24 July 2025 — agenda, May 2025 minutes, Resolutions 25-17 to 25-20 (bytes: 2,132,368) (published 2025-07-24 · checked 2026-09-19)
● Ohio Rail Development Commission (official) · Commission meeting packet, 19 March 2026 — agenda, minutes, Resolutions 26-01 to 26-09, Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Projection (3/11/2026), Executive Director's report (Panhandle Line lease request, grade-separation staff sponsorship, Glass Rock Line, status of awarded federal grants) (bytes: 4,731,030) (published 2026-03-19 · checked 2026-09-19)
● Ohio Rail Development Commission (official) · Ohio Rail Plan (federally required state rail plan) (bytes: 19,223,693) (published 2025 · checked 2026-09-19)
● Greater Cleveland RTA (official) — Board Resolutions index · Searchable index of GCRTA Board of Trustees resolutions, 1974–present, by resolution number, title, status and date — the primary record of contract awards and change orders; queried by resolution number for Res. 2023-026, 2023-074, 2023-088, 2023-036, 2024-006, 2024-020, 2024-058, 2024-063, 2024-082, 2025-008, 2025-015, 2025-016, 2025-039, 2025-049, 2025-064, 2025-074, 2025-097, 2025-098, 2026-007, 2026-008, 2026-009, 2026-013, 2026-027, 2026-033, 2026-035, 2026-055 (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-19)
● Greater Cleveland RTA (official) · Railcar Replacement Program overview page — states a $435 million programme replacing 40 heavy and 34 light railcars with 54 common S200 railcars, the commissioning process (approx. 22 weeks per early railcar), and a funding/news timeline (ODOT $12.6m grant Sept 2023, FTA $130m grant May 2023, ODOT $11.5m Aug 2022, RFP re-issue notice June 2021) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-19)
● Greater Cleveland RTA (official media release) · Siemens Mobility to Replace GCRTA's Red Line Fleet with 24 S200 LRVs — Contract No. 2021-125, $163,920,115, $130m FTA grant (published 2023-07-10 · checked 2026-09-19)
● Greater Cleveland RTA (official media release) · GCRTA Board Members Approve Request to Purchase 6 More New Rail Cars — total programme budget $450,000,000 (published 2025-09-23 · checked 2026-09-19)

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