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7 buyers · 76 tenders · checked 2026-10-03

SEPTA: $16.5bn twelve-year plan with fleet replacements and 100+ projects; Pittsburgh RTA replacing 76 with 45 vehicles; Silverliner VI bid closes October 30, 2026.

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76Tenders tracked

3Cities tracked

Live pipeline: $16.5bn SEPTA twelve-year capital programme, $777m estimated Pittsburgh light rail fleet procurement, $804.9m Delaware River Port Authority five-year capital programme; 76 tracked procurements
Technology areas: Rolling-stock hardware, Signalling & train control, Predictive maintenance, Digital operations, Track & civil, Electrification, AI inspection, Cybersecurity

Key figures

SEPTA twelve-year capital progr…$16.456 billionSEPTA twelve-year capital programme FY2027-38, with a $920.7m capital budget in FY2027; borrowing of $4.3bn assumed between FY2030 and FY2036

2 sources · all primary

● Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority · FY 2027 Proposed Budget (operating and capital, twelve-year capital programme FY2027-38) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
● Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority · FY 2027 Budget in Brief (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)

SEPTA FY2027 operating budget$1.84 billionSEPTA FY2027 operating budget, a 1.9 per cent increase, inside a $2.7bn total budget approved by the board in June 2026; structural deficit $192m, down from $213m, on close to $30m a year of austerity savings

3 sources · all primary

● Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority · Building on Progress: SEPTA's Fiscal Year 2027 Budget (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
● Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority · Moody's Revises SEPTA's Outlook to Stable (published 2026-09-04 · checked 2026-09-13)
● Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority · FY 2027 Budget in Brief (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)

SEPTA state-of-good-repair back…$10.2 billionSEPTA state-of-good-repair backlog, which SEPTA says has doubled from $5.1bn and will keep growing while annual investment stays flat

2 sources · all primary

● Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority · FY 2027 Budget in Brief (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
● Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority · Building on Progress: SEPTA's Fiscal Year 2027 Budget (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)

Programmed over twelve years fo…$7.7 billionProgrammed over twelve years for the three SEPTA rail fleet replacements and the critical-path infrastructure behind them: Trolley Modernization $3,685.14m, Silverliner IV vehicle replacement $2,117.34m plus $132.59m of Silverliner infrastructure, and Market-Frankford Line vehicles and infrastructure $1,805.09m — $7,740.16m in total, which SEPTA's capital introduction states as $7.7bn while describing the Silverliner IV replacement and infrastructure together as $2.3bn

2 sources · all primary

● Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority · FY 2027 Proposed Budget (operating and capital, twelve-year capital programme FY2027-38) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
● Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority · FY 2027 Budget in Brief (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)

SEPTA by its own count: the six…800,000 daily tripsSEPTA by its own count: the sixth-largest US transit system, 9,500 employees, 2,800 vehicles, 285 subway and rail stations, 13,000 bus and trolley stops, 150 routes, four million people served across five counties

1 source · primary

● Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority · About SEPTA — SEPTA by the Numbers and operating funding streams (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)

SEPTA average daily unlinked tr…680,553 average daily tripsSEPTA average daily unlinked trips in July 2026, system-wide ridership up 1.7 per cent year on year; Regional Rail down 0.9 per cent and trolley ridership up for the first time in over a year

1 source · primary

● Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority · Ridership: July 2026 (published 2026-08-17 · checked 2026-09-13)

Issued 1 October 2025 after fir…FRA Emergency Order No. 34Issued 1 October 2025 after fires on SEPTA's Silverliner IV cars, requiring 15 specific actions including point-to-point inspection of every car and installation of thermal protection circuits; all Regional Rail lines returned to scheduled service on 12 January 2026 and thermal-circuit installation continues past its 5 December 2025 target

1 source · primary

● Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority · Responding to the Federal Railroad Administration Emergency Order (Emergency Order No. 34, Silverliner IV) (published 2026-01-09 · checked 2026-09-13)

SEPTA payments to Amtrak progra…$1.112 billionSEPTA payments to Amtrak programmed over FY2027-38 for trackage rights and property leases on the Trenton, Wilmington/Newark and Paoli/Thorndale lines and parts of the Chestnut Hill West, Airport and Cynwyd lines, under the PRIIA cost-allocation methodology

1 source · primary

● Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority · FY 2027 Proposed Budget (operating and capital, twelve-year capital programme FY2027-38) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)

Pittsburgh Regional Transit FY2…$595.7m operating, $211.6m capitalPittsburgh Regional Transit FY2027 budget adopted 29 May 2026 with no fare increase or service reduction, balanced with $44.8m of capital funding and $15.4m of operating reserves; capital funding $50.9m federal, $155.5m state, $5.2m county and other

1 source · primary

● Pittsburgh Regional Transit · News Releases — light rail fleet grant, Panhandle Bridge, FY2027 budget adoption, FY2026 ridership (published 2026-09-02 · checked 2026-09-13)

Pittsburgh Regional Transit FY2…39,097,077 tripsPittsburgh Regional Transit FY2026 ridership across all modes, up 5 per cent on FY2025 and the highest since FY2020; rail 3,345,565 trips, up 8 per cent

1 source · primary

● Pittsburgh Regional Transit · News Releases — light rail fleet grant, Panhandle Bridge, FY2027 budget adoption, FY2026 ridership (published 2026-09-02 · checked 2026-09-13)

Pittsburgh Regional Transit lig…26.2 milesPittsburgh Regional Transit light rail system, from the North Shore and Downtown through the southern neighbourhoods and South Hills suburbs; 80 light rail vehicles, more than 80 bridges, the Wabash Tunnel and 54 park and ride sites

1 source · primary

● Pittsburgh Regional Transit · About Us — fleet, infrastructure, governance and history (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)

Delaware River Port Authority f…$804.9 millionDelaware River Port Authority five-year capital programme 2026-2030 as tabled ($804,882,000), of which $143.9m is PATCO and $133.6m the Benjamin Franklin Bridge that carries PATCO's tracks; $189.1m falls in 2026. The authority separately describes $804.8m as the value of capital projects currently on-going

1 source · primary

● Delaware River Port Authority · Projects — five-year capital programme summary and featured project values (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)

Pennsylvania has the largest nu…approximately 65 railroads, nearly 5,600 miles of trackPennsylvania has the largest number of operating railroads of any state. The Public Utility Commission's rail page publishes 'approximately 65 railroad companies' and 'nearly 5,600 miles of track', and also counts 5,600 public at-grade crossings, 1,500 above-grade and 1,685 below-grade highway crossings; PennDOT's rail freight page publishes the same railroad count — 'first in the country in the number of operating railroads (65)' — with the mileage as 'more than 5,600 miles'. Both figures are carried as published.

2 sources · all primary

● Pennsylvania Department of Transportation · Rail Freight & Ports — 2026 Rail Freight Grant Program, railroads and track mileage, grant policy (published 2026-09 · checked 2026-09-13)
● Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission · Rail — regulated railroads, track mileage and crossings; commission contact line (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)

The Keystone Corridor from Pitt…353 milesThe Keystone Corridor from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia, developed in the late 1800s by the Pennsylvania Railroad: Keystone East (Harrisburg-Philadelphia) is owned by Amtrak, Keystone West (Harrisburg-Pittsburgh) by Norfolk Southern

1 source · primary

● Pennsylvania Department of Transportation · Advancing PA Rail — Keystone Corridor programme, Bureau of Rail, Freight, Ports and Waterways contact desk (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)

SEPTA FY2027 capital budget fun…$508.1m state, $392.5m federal, $20.1m localSEPTA FY2027 capital budget funding sources: state 55 per cent (all Section 1514 Asset Improvement Program money, including a one-time $78.45m Commonwealth increase), federal 43 per cent, local 2 per cent. Operating funding is separately 55 per cent state, 23 per cent self-generated, 14 per cent federal and 8 per cent local and other

2 sources · all primary

● Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority · FY 2027 Proposed Budget (operating and capital, twelve-year capital programme FY2027-38) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
● Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority · About SEPTA — SEPTA by the Numbers and operating funding streams (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)

Buyers

Buyer	Type	Tenders	Contracts awarded
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority	Transit authority	61	2
Pittsburgh Regional Transit	Transit authority	7	3
Port Authority Transit Corporation	Transit authority	9	1
PennDOT Bureau of Rail, Freight, Ports and Waterways	State DOT	6	1
Delaware River Port Authority	Development authority	1	2
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation	State DOT	0	0
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission	Regulator / standards	0	0

Tenders

Tender	Buyer	Status	Value band	Next key date
SEPTA Chinatown Station ADA Improvement Project	SEPTA	Open	value not published	Closes October 2026
SEPTA Green Line CBTC Replacement Philadelphia Trolley	SEPTA	Open	value not published	Published July 2026
SEPTA Silverliner VI 234 Regional Rail EMU	SEPTA	Open	contract value not published	Published November 2025
SEPTA L-Line Automated Train Control M-5 Fleet	SEPTA	Bids closed	$500m–1bn	Published May 2026
SEPTA 69th Street and Jefferson Station elevators	SEPTA	Bids closed	$5–25m
Pittsburgh Regional Transit Route 88 grade crossing	PRT	Bids closed	value not published	Bids closed September 2026 · award expected
SEPTA 11th Street Station ADA Improvement Project	SEPTA	Bids closed	value not published	Bids closed September 2026 · award expected
SEPTA Traction Power Substation Rehabilitation Contract 5	SEPTA	Bids closed	value not published
SEPTA Turnstile Modification Project sealed bid	SEPTA	Bids closed	value not published	Bids closed June 2026 · award expected
SEPTA Wayne Junction switch restoration and Bethayres	SEPTA	Bids closed	value not published	Bids closed February 2025 · no award published
SEPTA Market-Frankford Line 200 M-5 Hitachi Rail	SEPTA	In execution	over $1bn
SEPTA Trolley Modernization 130 Low-floor ADA Alstom	SEPTA	In execution	over $1bn
Amtrak William H. Gray III 30th Street Station	Amtrak	In execution	$500m–1bn
SEPTA Key fare collection contactless mobile payment	SEPTA	In execution	$500m–1bn
Keystone West Norfolk Southern infrastructure projects	PennDOT Rail Bureau	In execution	$100–500m
Pittsburgh Regional Transit light rail infrastructure programme	PRT	In execution	more than $150m programme investment
SEPTA City Hall 15th Street elevators accessible	SEPTA	In execution	$100–500m
SEPTA Computer Aided Radio Dispatch replacement	SEPTA	In execution	$100–500m
SEPTA Critical Bridge Program bridge rehabilitation replacement	SEPTA	In execution	$100–500m
SEPTA Norristown High Speed Line signal renewal	SEPTA	In execution	$100–500m
SEPTA Positive Train Control Regional Rail	SEPTA	In execution	$100–500m
SEPTA Regional Rail Interlocking Improvement Program	SEPTA	In execution	$100–500m
SEPTA Wayne Junction static frequency converters replacement	SEPTA	In execution	$100–500m
Coatesville Station reconstruction Keystone Corridor	PennDOT Rail Bureau	In execution	$25–100m	Completion 2026
PATCO Franklin Square Station reopening Philadelphia	PATCO	In execution	$25–100m
Philadelphia ZOO Interlocking upgrade Keystone Corridor	PennDOT Rail Bureau	In execution	$25–100m
Pittsburgh Regional Transit Panhandle Bridge rehabilitation	PRT	In execution	$25–100m	Awarded March 2026
SEPTA Chestnut Hill West Line bridge rehabilitation	SEPTA	In execution	$25–100m
SEPTA Erie Station three elevators street-level headhouses	SEPTA	In execution	$25–100m
SEPTA Fare Evasion Technology Program 3D detection	SEPTA	In execution	$25–100m
SEPTA Norristown High Speed Line Bridgeport Viaduct	SEPTA	In execution	$25–100m
SEPTA Operational Technology Network Hardening	SEPTA	In execution	$25–100m
SEPTA Positive Train Control Enhancement and Technology Refresh	SEPTA	In execution	$25–100m
SEPTA Real-Time Information and Audio Visual Public Address	SEPTA	In execution	$25–100m
SEPTA Regional Rail Station Roof Program	SEPTA	In execution	$25–100m
SEPTA Regional Rail VHF radio upgrade	SEPTA	In execution	$25–100m
SEPTA SCADA system and network upgrade	SEPTA	In execution	$25–100m
SEPTA Snyder Station elevators platform renovation	SEPTA	In execution	$25–100m
SEPTA Trolley Tunnel track renewal	SEPTA	In execution	$25–100m
SEPTA Vehicle Washer Program replacement refurbishment	SEPTA	In execution	$25–100m
SEPTA Villanova Station Paoli/Thorndale Line Phase 2	SEPTA	In execution	$25–100m
SEPTA telecommunications system replacement Voice over IP	SEPTA	In execution	$25–100m
SEPTA Chestnut Hill East Station improvements	SEPTA	In execution	$5–25m
SEPTA Light Rail Vehicle Collision Avoidance System	SEPTA	In execution	$5–25m
SEPTA Norristown High Speed Line interlockings	SEPTA	In execution	$5–25m
SEPTA Steel Wheel Lift Program truck body	SEPTA	In execution	$5–25m
SEPTA Stone Arch Bridge Program Phase 2	SEPTA	In execution	$5–25m
SEPTA Transit Asset Management System	SEPTA	In execution	$5–25m
SEPTA Wheel Truing Program machines reconditioning	SEPTA	In execution	$5–25m
SEPTA Regional Rail railcar leases and purchases	SEPTA	In execution	$5–25m
Pittsburgh Regional Transit light rail fleet replacement	PRT	Planned	$500m–1bn
SEPTA Broad Street Line Trainsets Signal Modernisation	SEPTA	Planned	$500m–1bn
SEPTA Mainline-Schuylkill Bridges 30th Suburban Interlockings	SEPTA	Planned	$100–500m
SEPTA Regional Rail Silverliner VI Facility Upgrades	SEPTA	Planned	$100–500m
SEPTA substation renewals Cresheim Valley Brill Woodbourne	SEPTA	Planned	$100–500m
Paoli-Darby Road project Keystone Corridor	PennDOT Rail Bureau	Planned	$25–100m
PennDOT Rail Freight Transportation Assistance Programs	PennDOT Rail Bureau	Planned	no 2026 round award published; PennDOT's State Rail Plan publishes the five preceding rounds at $26.0m to $42.5m a year
SEPTA Bristol Station ADA platforms level boarding	SEPTA	Planned	$25–100m	Sanctioned 2026
SEPTA Cornwells Heights high-level platforms pedestrian overpass	SEPTA	Planned	$25–100m	Sanctioned 2026
SEPTA Courtland Track Carpentry Facility improvements	SEPTA	Planned	$25–100m	Sanctioned 2026
SEPTA Fairmount Station elevators both platform levels	SEPTA	Planned	$25–100m	Sanctioned 2026
SEPTA Hunting Park Wyoming Stations Broad Street	SEPTA	Planned	$25–100m	Sanctioned 2026
SEPTA Jenkintown-Wyncote Station ADA reconstruction	SEPTA	Planned	$25–100m	Sanctioned 2026
SEPTA Market-Frankford Line haunch repair	SEPTA	Planned	$25–100m	Sanctioned 2026
SEPTA Noble Station West Trenton Line ADA	SEPTA	Planned	$25–100m	Sanctioned 2026
SEPTA Regional Rail Signal Improvement Program	SEPTA	Planned	$25–100m	Sanctioned 2026
SEPTA vacuum cleaning trains Market-Frankford Broad Street	SEPTA	Planned	$25–100m	Sanctioned 2026
Pittsburgh Regional Transit Station Square light rail bus	PRT	Planned	$5–25m
SEPTA Coatesville service restoration Regional Rail extension	SEPTA	Planned	$5–25m	Sanctioned 2026
SEPTA Harrisburg Line capacity improvements signalling	SEPTA	Planned	$5–25m	Sanctioned 2026
SEPTA Mainline-Schuylkill bridges ductbank cable work	SEPTA	Planned	$5–25m	Sanctioned 2026
SEPTA Spring Garden Station Market-Frankford Line elevators	SEPTA	Planned	$5–25m	Sanctioned 2026
Downingtown Station relocation Keystone Corridor	PennDOT Rail Bureau	Planned	value not published	Target 2027
Pittsburgh Regional Transit Dormont Junction light rail redesign	PRT	Planned	value not published
Pittsburgh Regional Transit Mount Lebanon Tunnel track replacement	PRT	Planned	value not published
SEPTA Trolley Modernization Eleven Design Construction Packages	SEPTA	Planned	no values published (pre-solicitation pipeline)	Announced May 2026

Cities

City	Network status	Networks
Philadelphia	operational — SEPTA Regional Rail, the Market-Frankford (L) and Broad Street (B) lines, eight trolley routes, the Norristown High Speed Line, PATCO's Speedline and Amtrak's Keystone and Pennsylvanian services at Gray 30th Street Station	SEPTA Metro (L, B, M, T, D); SEPTA Regional Rail; PATCO Speedline; Amtrak Northeast Corridor and Keystone Service
Pittsburgh	operational — Pittsburgh Regional Transit's 26.2-mile light rail system (Red, Blue and Silver lines) from the North Shore and Downtown through the South Hills, plus the Monongahela Incline; Amtrak's Pennsylvanian terminates here	Pittsburgh Regional Transit light rail (the T); Monongahela Incline
Harrisburg	operational — eastern terminus of Amtrak's Keystone Service and the junction between Amtrak-owned Keystone East and Norfolk Southern-owned Keystone West; seat of PennDOT and the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission	Amtrak Keystone Service; Amtrak Pennsylvanian

Players with a footprint here

Player	Kind	Footprint
RailWorks	Track & electrification contractor	Project presence
Mosites	Civil contractor	Project presence

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Sources

● Amtrak (media centre) · Amtrak Kicks Off Construction at Gray 30th Street Station (P3 master developer, named contractors, estimated capital construction value) (published 2024-01 · checked 2026-09-13)
● Pennsylvania Department of Transportation · Advancing PA Rail — Keystone Corridor programme, Bureau of Rail, Freight, Ports and Waterways contact desk (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
● Pennsylvania Department of Transportation · Advancing PA Rail — Keystone West (eleven Norfolk Southern infrastructure projects, funding, second Pennsylvanian) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
● Delaware River Port Authority · Projects — five-year capital programme summary and featured project values (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
● Pennsylvania Department of Transportation · Rail Freight & Ports — 2026 Rail Freight Grant Program, railroads and track mileage, grant policy (published 2026-09 · checked 2026-09-13)
● Pittsburgh Regional Transit · About Us — fleet, infrastructure, governance and history (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
● Pittsburgh Regional Transit · News Releases — light rail fleet grant, Panhandle Bridge, FY2027 budget adoption, FY2026 ridership (published 2026-09-02 · checked 2026-09-13)
● Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission · Rail — regulated railroads, track mileage and crossings; commission contact line (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
● Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority · About SEPTA — SEPTA by the Numbers and operating funding streams (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
● Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority · Responding to the Federal Railroad Administration Emergency Order (Emergency Order No. 34, Silverliner IV) (published 2026-01-09 · checked 2026-09-13)
● Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority · FY 2027 Proposed Budget (operating and capital, twelve-year capital programme FY2027-38) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
● Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority · Moody's Revises SEPTA's Outlook to Stable (published 2026-09-04 · checked 2026-09-13)
● Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority · Reports — King of Prussia Rail document archive (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)

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