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Oklahoma

5 buyers · 8 tenders · checked 2026-10-08

Federal short-line and crossing grants, the Heartland Flyer's unfunded future and a Catoosa unit train facility; the Oklahoma City streetcar buys nothing now.

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8Tenders tracked

4Cities tracked

Heartland Flyer intercity service (Oklahoma City to Fort Worth), the seven-vehicle OKC Streetcar and 20-odd freight railroads; no metro or light railRail systems note

Live pipeline: Davis occupied crossing mitigation: up to $25.4m FRA Railroad Crossing Elimination selection (ODOT total project $31.8m); Kiamichi Tri-State rail upgrade phase 2: $56.6m CRISI selection; Stillwater Central short line upgrade: $29.5m CRISI selection; Kiamichi phase 1: $10.0m CRISI grant to ODOT in execution to April 2027 (multi-state); Port of Catoosa unit train facility: $37.5m under construction; Catoosa S-curve relocation: $54m railroad-reported estimate; Heartland Flyer contract: $7.06m total 2026 contract cost; draft State Rail Plan: 38 defined projects at $675m (programme list, not a budget)
Technology areas: Track & civil, Signalling & train control, Rolling-stock hardware

Key figures

State-owned track142 milesODOT's Freight Mobility Branch manages 142 miles of state-owned rail; all but eight miles are leased to short-line operators, and a 2025 law directs ODOT to seek proposals to sell the remaining lines

1 source · primary

● Oklahoma State Rail Plan, June 2026 (Version 1.0, draft) · ODOT's draft 2026 State Rail Plan as posted for comment: Freight Mobility Branch, 142 miles of state-owned track, Heartland Flyer funding tables 2-6 and 2-7, CRISI and RCE awards, Tulsa Ports rail projects, passenger rail chapter and the 107-project Rail Service and Investment Program. A draft, not an adopted plan (published 2026-06 · checked 2026-10-08)

Heartland Flyer 2026 cost$7.06mHeartland Flyer total contract cost for 2026, shared $4.07m Oklahoma and $2.99m Texas; revenues cover 23 to 28 percent of operating cost and ODOT's dedicated fund of $2.85m a year no longer covers its share; ODOT's 14 September 2026 release says the service runs through 2027 on TxDOT funds and the revolving fund, with about $2.5m a year of extra appropriations needed beyond

2 sources · all primary

● Oklahoma State Rail Plan, June 2026 (Version 1.0, draft) · ODOT's draft 2026 State Rail Plan as posted for comment: Freight Mobility Branch, 142 miles of state-owned track, Heartland Flyer funding tables 2-6 and 2-7, CRISI and RCE awards, Tulsa Ports rail projects, passenger rail chapter and the 107-project Rail Service and Investment Program. A draft, not an adopted plan (published 2026-06 · checked 2026-10-08)
● ODOT September 2026 Commission meeting wrap-up (PR 26-029, 14 September 2026) · ODOT release: Heartland Flyer to continue through 2027 with TxDOT funding and ODOT's Passenger Rail Revolving Fund; about $2.5 million a year of additional legislative appropriations needed beyond 2027 (published 2026-09-14 · checked 2026-10-08)

Flyer extension to Newton$311m to $573mKansas DOT's 2024-dollar capital estimates for extending the Heartland Flyer from Oklahoma City to Newton, Kansas, at 55 mph or 79 mph; FRA gave KDOT $500,000 for the Corridor ID scope

2 sources · all primary

● Oklahoma State Rail Plan, June 2026 (Version 1.0, draft) · ODOT's draft 2026 State Rail Plan as posted for comment: Freight Mobility Branch, 142 miles of state-owned track, Heartland Flyer funding tables 2-6 and 2-7, CRISI and RCE awards, Tulsa Ports rail projects, passenger rail chapter and the 107-project Rail Service and Investment Program. A draft, not an adopted plan (published 2026-06 · checked 2026-10-08)
● USAspending: FRA Corridor ID award to KDOT (Heartland Flyer corridor) · Award 69A36524520390FSPKS, $500,000, assistance listing 20.326, 8 April 2024 to 31 October 2026; scope names Edmond, Perry and Ponca City, Oklahoma and Arkansas City, Wichita and Newton, Kansas (published 2024-05-14 · checked 2026-10-08)

CRISI short-line awards$56.6m and $29.5mFRA CRISI selections for the Kiamichi Railroad (three-state project) and Stillwater Central Railroad; ODOT separately holds a $10.0m CRISI grant for Kiamichi phase 1

3 sources · 2 primary

● Oklahoma State Rail Plan, June 2026 (Version 1.0, draft) · ODOT's draft 2026 State Rail Plan as posted for comment: Freight Mobility Branch, 142 miles of state-owned track, Heartland Flyer funding tables 2-6 and 2-7, CRISI and RCE awards, Tulsa Ports rail projects, passenger rail chapter and the 107-project Rail Service and Investment Program. A draft, not an adopted plan (published 2026-06 · checked 2026-10-08)
○ Progressive Railroading: other CRISI short-line awards by state (12 November 2024) · Trade-press list quoting the FRA CRISI report: Kiamichi Railroad Co. $56.6 million and Stillwater Central Railroad $29.4 million, with project scopes. Secondary: the FRA's CRISI selection page (railroads.dot.gov) returns 403 (published 2024-11-12 · checked 2026-10-08)
● USAspending award 69A36523403770CRSOK (FRA CRISI, ODOT) · FRA CRISI award to ODOT of $10,006,289 signed 13 December 2022 for the Kiamichi Railroad network in Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma; period of performance to 30 April 2027 (published 2022-12-13 · checked 2026-10-08)

Davis crossing grantabout $25.4mFRA Railroad Crossing Elimination grant for ODOT's Davis project to stop BNSF trains blocking crossings, of a total project cost of $31.8m in ODOT's application

2 sources · 1 primary

○ Senate press release on Oklahoma railroad grants (15 January 2025) · US Senator's office release naming four Railroad Crossing Elimination grants to ODOT and the City of Claremore, including about $25.4m for the Occupied Crossing Mitigation Project in Davis. Secondary: the funder's own award page (railroads.dot.gov) returns 403 (published 2025-01-15 · checked 2026-10-08)
● ODOT Davis RCE funding commitments (30 August 2024) · ODOT's cover letter and BNSF support letter for the Occupied Crossing Mitigation application: close Atlanta Avenue and Hanover Road crossings, remove siding at Benton Avenue and Main Street, build about 2 miles of new siding south of Hanover Road; request, total cost and ODOT and BNSF match figures (published 2024-08-30 · checked 2026-10-08)

Draft rail programme$675mEstimated cost of the 38 defined projects among 107 in the draft State Rail Plan's Rail Service and Investment Program, most proposed by railroads and ports; a draft list, not a funded programme

1 source · primary

● Oklahoma State Rail Plan, June 2026 (Version 1.0, draft) · ODOT's draft 2026 State Rail Plan as posted for comment: Freight Mobility Branch, 142 miles of state-owned track, Heartland Flyer funding tables 2-6 and 2-7, CRISI and RCE awards, Tulsa Ports rail projects, passenger rail chapter and the 107-project Rail Service and Investment Program. A draft, not an adopted plan (published 2026-06 · checked 2026-10-08)

Buyers

Buyer	Type	Tenders
City of Tulsa-Rogers County Port Authority (Tulsa Ports)	Development authority	3
Oklahoma Department of Transportation, Freight Mobility Branch	State DOT	3
Kiamichi Railroad	Freight railroad	1
Stillwater Central Railroad	Freight railroad	1
Central Oklahoma Transportation and Parking Authority (EMBARK)	Transit authority	0

Tenders

Tender	Buyer	Status	Value band
Port of Catoosa unit train facility	Tulsa Ports	In execution	$25–100m
Port of Inola Verdigris Southern rail spur	Tulsa Ports	In execution	$5–25m
Heartland Flyer Amtrak operating contract	ODOT	In execution	$5–25m
Kiamichi Tri-State rail upgrade, phase 1	ODOT	In execution	$5–25m
Davis occupied crossing mitigation (BNSF siding)	ODOT	Planned	$25–100m
Stillwater Central short line track and bridge upgrade	Stillwater Central	Planned	$25–100m
Catoosa lead track S-curve relocation	Tulsa Ports	Planned	$25–100m
Kiamichi Tri-State rail upgrade, phase 2	Kiamichi Railroad	Planned	$25–100m

Cities

City	Network status	Networks
Oklahoma City	streetcar and intercity rail - the COTPA-run OKC Streetcar (seven vehicles, two loops, 22 stops) stops beside Santa Fe Depot, the Oklahoma City terminus of Amtrak's Heartland Flyer to Fort Worth; BNSF and Union Pacific lines cross the city and ONE Transit's plan names a commuter corridor on the BNSF line.	OKC Streetcar; Amtrak Heartland Flyer
Catoosa	freight - the Tulsa Port of Catoosa is served by the Port of Catoosa Industrial Railroad (OmniTRAX) with BNSF and South Kansas and Oklahoma connections; a unit train facility is under construction.
Inola	freight - the Port of Inola is joined to the Union Pacific by the 4.4-mile Verdigris Southern Railroad, opened in 2024.
Davis	intercity passenger and freight - Amtrak's Heartland Flyer and BNSF trains share the line through Davis, where blocked crossings are the subject of a federal crossing-elimination grant to ODOT.

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Sources

● BidNet Direct: City of Oklahoma City and Trusts open solicitations · Portal list read 8 October 2026: 15 open solicitations, none for rail, streetcar or EMBARK; the City of Oklahoma City trusts (including COTPA) post here (published 2026-10-08 · checked 2026-10-08)
● EMBARK OKC Streetcar page · Streetcar landing page: fare-free from 7 August 2026, serving Auto Alley, Arts District, Bricktown, City Center and Midtown (published 2026-10-08 · checked 2026-10-08)
○ Senate press release on Oklahoma railroad grants (15 January 2025) · US Senator's office release naming four Railroad Crossing Elimination grants to ODOT and the City of Claremore, including about $25.4m for the Occupied Crossing Mitigation Project in Davis. Secondary: the funder's own award page (railroads.dot.gov) returns 403 (published 2025-01-15 · checked 2026-10-08)
● ODOT Passenger Rail & Amtrak page · ODOT's description of its rail role: overseeing the Heartland Flyer, crossing safety and maintenance of state-owned lines; says the Flyer began 15 June 1999 as an Amtrak and ODOT joint venture and is the state's only passenger rail (published 2026-10-08 · checked 2026-10-08)
● Oklahoma State Rail Plan appendix, 2026 draft · Draft appendices: Class III railroad datasheets (including the Port of Catoosa Industrial Railroad unit train facility phases), Heartland Flyer station table and Appendix F project list (published 2026-06 · checked 2026-10-08)
● Oklahoma State Rail Plan, June 2026 (Version 1.0, draft) · ODOT's draft 2026 State Rail Plan as posted for comment: Freight Mobility Branch, 142 miles of state-owned track, Heartland Flyer funding tables 2-6 and 2-7, CRISI and RCE awards, Tulsa Ports rail projects, passenger rail chapter and the 107-project Rail Service and Investment Program. A draft, not an adopted plan (published 2026-06 · checked 2026-10-08)
● ODOT Oklahoma State Rail Plan page · ODOT's page for the 2026 State Rail Plan update: links the draft plan and appendix, asks for comments by 15 June, and lists the 2021 and 2018 plans as archives (published 2026-10-08 · checked 2026-10-08)
○ Progressive Railroading: other CRISI short-line awards by state (12 November 2024) · Trade-press list quoting the FRA CRISI report: Kiamichi Railroad Co. $56.6 million and Stillwater Central Railroad $29.4 million, with project scopes. Secondary: the FRA's CRISI selection page (railroads.dot.gov) returns 403 (published 2024-11-12 · checked 2026-10-08)
● Tulsa Ports: Verdigris Southern Railroad dedication (11 July 2024) · Reprint of a 5 June 2024 State Department of Commerce story: new 4.4-mile railroad connecting the Tulsa Port of Inola to the Union Pacific, a four-year project with USDOT, MARAD, ODOT, Commerce, Rogers County, Watco and Union Pacific among partners (published 2024-07-11 · checked 2026-10-08)
● USAspending: FRA Corridor ID award to KDOT (Heartland Flyer corridor) · Award 69A36524520390FSPKS, $500,000, assistance listing 20.326, 8 April 2024 to 31 October 2026; scope names Edmond, Perry and Ponca City, Oklahoma and Arkansas City, Wichita and Newton, Kansas (published 2024-05-14 · checked 2026-10-08)
● USAspending award 69A36523403770CRSOK (FRA CRISI, ODOT) · FRA CRISI award to ODOT of $10,006,289 signed 13 December 2022 for the Kiamichi Railroad network in Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma; period of performance to 30 April 2027 (published 2022-12-13 · checked 2026-10-08)

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