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Virginia

8 buyers · 61 tenders · checked 2026-10-03

VPRA I-95 corridor $4.719bn (Long Bridge North $1.648bn, South $1.016bn awarded); no VPRA solicitations open Sept 14; CSX Franconia–Lorton closes Oct 16.

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8Buyers tracked

61Tenders tracked

5Cities tracked

Live pipeline: $4,719.2m of VPRA I-95 corridor projects to completion and $75.0m in the Western Rail Corridor; about $1.27bn in VRE's six-year capital programme, of which $265.0m is unfunded; $1,759,958,889 of Transforming Rail in Virginia allocations to VPRA and $68,095,705 of DRPT rail allocations in the Commonwealth's FY2027 six-year programme
Technology areas: Track & civil, Signalling & train control, Rolling-stock hardware, Predictive maintenance, Digital operations, Electrification, Cybersecurity

Key figures

Total I-95 corridor expenditure…$4,719.2 millionTotal I-95 corridor expenditures to completion in the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority's Amended FY27 Budget, adopted by the Board on 27 August 2026 — $72.5m above the approved FY27 Budget's $4,646.7m, the whole increase being $70.0m on the Richmond Layover Facility and $2.5m on the Fairfax utility relocation

1 source · primary

● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) Board · Resolution of 27 August 2026: FY27 Budget Amendment and Approval of Management Reserve Balance, with Exhibit A, the Amended Fiscal Year 2027 Budget (I-95 Corridor comparison and capital project tables) (published 2026-08-27 · checked 2026-09-14)

Transforming Rail in Virginia t…$1,759,958,889Transforming Rail in Virginia total programmed to VPRA in the Commonwealth Transportation Board's FINAL FY2027 Rail and Public Transportation Six-Year Improvement Program of 2 June 2026 — $1,584,977,778 for the I-95 corridor and $174,981,111 for the Western Rail Initiative, of which $916,338,238 is previously allocated and $100,976,594 falls in FY27

1 source · primary

● Commonwealth Transportation Board / Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) · FINAL FY 2027 Rail and Public Transportation Six-Year Improvement Program, adopted 2 June 2026 — projection of allocations, Rail Preservation Fund, Commonwealth Rail Fund FREIGHT Program and Rail Planning, Rail Summary, Transforming Rail in Virginia (VPRA) tables (54 pages) (published 2026-06-02 · checked 2026-09-14)

Purchase price in the Comprehen…$525,000,000Purchase price in the Comprehensive Rail Agreement between CSX Transportation and DRPT for three segments of railroad right of way — approximately 144.6 miles from Washington through Richmond to Dinwiddie County, approximately 75.1 miles of abandoned corridor from there to Ridgeway, North Carolina, and approximately 164.22 miles west from Clifton Forge — payable as $200,000,000, $200,000,000 and $125,000,000; assigned to VPRA on 24 May 2021

2 sources · all primary

● CSX Transportation, Inc. and the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation · Comprehensive Rail Agreement, fully executed without exhibits — purchase price and the three railroad right-of-way segments (58 pages) (published 2021 · checked 2026-09-14)
● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) · Rail Agreements — index of the CSXT Comprehensive Rail Agreement and its exhibits and amendments, the Joint Operating and Maintenance Agreement, the VPRA/VRE agreements and the VPRA/Norfolk Southern agreements (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-14)

Purchase Price in the 2024 Amen…$358,900,000Purchase Price in the 2024 Amended and Restated Comprehensive Rail Agreement with Norfolk Southern, as section 2.3(a) prices it: $357,000,000 for the Manassas Line, the Broad Run Corridor and the Manassas Passenger Easement together, $1,500,000 for the New River Valley station conveyed property and $400,000 for the Radford layover conveyed property, a collective $358,900,000. It is paid as $315,000,000 at initial closing and $42,000,000 as a final instalment subject to purchase-price adjustment, with the NRV Station and Radford Layover payments due within thirty days of the Turnover Date; at the Second Closing the Seminary Passage property passes from Norfolk Southern to VPRA and the V-Line property from VPRA to Norfolk Southern, each as full consideration for the other and with no cash payment

1 source · primary

● Norfolk Southern Railway Company and the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority · Amended and Restated Comprehensive Rail Agreement, 2024 — purchase price, Western Virginia Rail Initiative grant funds, Roanoke Area Improvements and New River Valley terms (403 pages) (published 2024-09 · checked 2026-09-14)

Amtrak Virginia state-supported…1,441,424 riders; $92,691,217 revenueAmtrak Virginia state-supported service in state fiscal year 2026 against VPRA's own organisational goals of 1,350,000 riders (106.8 per cent achieved) and $82,700,000 of revenue (112.1 per cent); the FY27 goals are 1,350,000 riders and $83,000,000. July 2026 ridership was 1.9 per cent below the year before, which VPRA attributes to limited train service east of Richmond to Newport News during freight partner trackwork on 3-5 July

1 source · primary

● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) · Executive Director's Report, August 2026 — project-by-project cost, contractor, status and grant tables (61 pages) (published 2026-08-27 · checked 2026-09-14)

Virginia Railway Express's reco…$215.5m budget; 9,300 weekday ridersVirginia Railway Express's recommended FY2027 combined operating and capital budget, 4.6 per cent below FY2026, on a projected average weekday ridership of 9,300 and $22.7 million of projected annual fare revenue, with total jurisdictional subsidy unchanged at $19,764,843, a 5 per cent fare increase and track access fees across CSX, Norfolk Southern and Amtrak of $20.4 million

1 source · primary

● Virginia Railway Express (VRE) · Annual Budget Fiscal Year 2027 (Budget Book) — operating and capital budget and the FY2027-FY2032 Capital Improvement Program with a project sheet and total project budget for each of the 22 projects (79 pages) (published 2026-01 · checked 2026-09-14)

VRE's FY2027-FY2032 Capital Imp…$1.27 billion; $265.0m unfundedVRE's FY2027-FY2032 Capital Improvement Program: 22 projects at about $1,274.9 million of total project cost, $1,009.8 million (79.2 per cent) committed and $265.0 million (20.8 per cent) unfunded. By programme area, station parking $494.8m, maintenance and storage facilities $278.1m, property acquisition $155.0m, track and structures $151.8m (entirely unfunded), rolling stock $95.5m, asset management and state of good repair $92.4m, information security and technology $4.5m and passenger station facilities $2.7m

1 source · primary

● Virginia Railway Express (VRE) · Annual Budget Fiscal Year 2027 (Budget Book) — operating and capital budget and the FY2027-FY2032 Capital Improvement Program with a project sheet and total project budget for each of the 22 projects (79 pages) (published 2026-01 · checked 2026-09-14)

The Tide light rail in Norfolk7.4 miles, eleven stationsThe Tide light rail in Norfolk, Virginia's only light rail line: 7.4 miles of track, nine Siemens S70 light rail vehicles powered by an overhead electrical system with capacity for 160 to 180 passengers each, eighteen bus routes connecting to six of the eleven stations, four park-and-ride locations with almost 800 free spaces, in revenue service since 29 August 2011 under a Full Funding Grant Agreement signed with the FTA in October 2007

1 source · primary

● Hampton Roads Transit (Transportation District Commission of Hampton Roads) · FY2026 Budget Book — agency history, fleet and system profile including the Tide light rail, and the operating budget (75 pages) (published 2025-12-10 · checked 2026-09-14)

The Port of Virginia's publishe…2 million TEU annual rail capacityThe Port of Virginia's published rail figures: 2 million TEU of annual rail capacity, more than 45 miles of on-terminal track, 7 miles of on-dock track, a 33-hour average rail-ready dwell in 2025, $83 million invested in the completed Central Rail Yard expansion and a $1.4 billion Gateway Investment Program

1 source · primary

● The Port of Virginia (Virginia Port Authority) · Rail Capabilities — annual rail capacity, on-terminal and on-dock track mileage, average rail-ready dwell, the Central Rail Yard Expansion investment and the Gateway Investment Program (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-14)

Total DRPT rail allocation in t…$68,095,705 over six yearsTotal DRPT rail allocation in the FINAL FY2027 Six-Year Improvement Program — $25,420,158 in FY27 — split between the Rail Preservation Fund ($36,190,761 over six years) and the Commonwealth Rail Fund's FREIGHT Program and rail planning ($31,904,944). Total DRPT public transportation and rail allocation is $976,714,365 in FY27 and $5,609,358,028 over six years, and total allocations including VPRA are $1,077,690,959 in FY27 and $7,369,316,917 over six years

1 source · primary

● Commonwealth Transportation Board / Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) · FINAL FY 2027 Rail and Public Transportation Six-Year Improvement Program, adopted 2 June 2026 — projection of allocations, Rail Preservation Fund, Commonwealth Rail Fund FREIGHT Program and Rail Planning, Rail Summary, Transforming Rail in Virginia (VPRA) tables (54 pages) (published 2026-06-02 · checked 2026-09-14)

Buyers

Buyer	Type	Tenders	Contracts awarded
Virginia Passenger Rail Authority	State SPV	28	12
Virginia Railway Express	Transit authority	17	3
Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation	State DOT	14	0
Virginia Port Authority (The Port of Virginia)	Development authority	2	0
Transportation District Commission of Hampton Roads (Hampton Roads Transit)	Transit authority	0	1
Northern Virginia Transportation Authority	Development authority	0	0
Northern Virginia Transportation Commission	Transit authority	0	0
Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission (OmniRide)	Transit authority	0	0

Tenders

Tender	Buyer	Status	Value band	Next key date
Stafford County utility relocations Siding A	VPRA	Pre-bid	no contract value published
Fairfax County sewer relocation Franconia Lorton	VPRA	Bids closed	$5–25m	Bids closed August 2026 · award expected
Long Bridge project, north and south packages · 2 parts	VPRA	In execution	Varies by part
Long Bridge North Package	VPRA	In execution	over $1bn	Awarded December 2023
Long Bridge South Package	VPRA	In execution	$500m–1bn	Awarded January 2025
CSX Comprehensive Rail Agreement	VPRA	In execution	$500m–1bn
Franconia-Springfield Bypass	VPRA	In execution	$500m–1bn	Completion 2029
Alexandria Fourth Track	VPRA	In execution	$100–500m	Completion 2027
Alexandria Station Improvements King and Commonwealth bridges	VRE	In execution	$100–500m	Completion 2028
Amtrak Virginia state-supported service	VPRA	In execution	$100–500m
Manassas Line property acquisition	VRE	In execution	$100–500m
Norfolk Southern Comprehensive Rail Agreement	VPRA	In execution	$100–500m
Seminary Yard midday storage replacement facility	VRE	In execution	$100–500m
21 fleet expansion coaches	VRE	In execution	$25–100m
Central Rail Yard expansion Norfolk International Terminals	VPA	In execution	$25–100m
Commonwealth Railway Marshalling Yard Expansion	VPA	In execution	$25–100m
Crystal City Station Improvements	VRE	In execution	$25–100m
Equipment Asset Management Program	VRE	In execution	$25–100m
FREIGHT Program Commonwealth Rail Fund	DRPT	In execution	$25–100m
New River Valley Cambria Radford	VPRA	In execution	$25–100m	Completion 2027
Nokesville to Calverton second main line	VPRA	In execution	$25–100m	Completion 2028
Rail Preservation Fund Virginia shortline railroads	DRPT	In execution	$25–100m
Richmond to Raleigh S-Line	VPRA	In execution	$25–100m	Completion 2027
Roanoke Yard Improvements	VPRA	In execution	$25–100m	Completion 2027
Ettrick Station Improvements	VPRA	In execution	$5–25m	Awarded August 2026
VRE Facilities Asset Management Program	VRE	In execution	$5–25m
Leeland Road SR-626 bridge reconstruction	VPRA	In execution	no contract value published	Awarded May 2025
Port Norfolk Rail Transload Facility FREIGHT Program	DRPT	In execution	$5–25m
Broad Run Expansion	VRE	Planned	$100–500m
Broad Run Lead Track	VRE	Planned	$100–500m
Crossroads Third Track Siding F	VPRA	Planned	$100–500m	Target 2030
Franconia to Lorton Third Track	VPRA	Planned	no contract value published
L'Enfant Station and Fourth Track	VRE	Planned	$100–500m	Target August 2026
Neabsco Creek Woodbridge Third Track Siding D	VPRA	Planned	$100–500m	Target 2030
Occoquan River Third Track Design	VPRA	Planned	$100–500m
Potomac Creek Third Track Siding A	VPRA	Planned	no contract value published	Target 2029
Aquia Creek Third Track Siding E	VPRA	Planned	$25–100m	Target 2030
Corridor ID Step 2 service development plans	DRPT	Planned	$25–100m
Crossroads storage facility future expansions	VRE	Planned	$25–100m
Franconia-Springfield Station Improvements	VRE	Planned	$25–100m
Fredericksburg and Manassas Line crossovers	VRE	Planned	$25–100m
Manassas Line State of Good Repair	VPRA	Planned	$25–100m
Railroad Bridges over Newington Road	VPRA	Planned	no contract value published	Target 2029
Richmond Layover Facility	VPRA	Planned	$25–100m
Shenandoah Corridor Transaction	VPRA	Planned	$25–100m
Taylorsville Third Track Siding C	VPRA	Planned	$25–100m	Target 2030
Backlick Road Station Improvement	VRE	Planned	$5–25m
Brooke and Leeland Road Station Improvements	VRE	Planned	$5–25m
Crossroads maintenance and storage facility	VRE	Planned	$5–25m
Virginia Southern Track Improvements	DRPT	Planned	$5–25m
Richmond Alleghany Bridge Improvements Upgrades	DRPT	Planned	$5–25m
Shenandoah Valley Railroad Track Improvements MP5-25.2	DRPT	Planned	$5–25m
Commonwealth Railway Infrastructure Upgrades	DRPT	Planned	$5–25m
Manassas Station Improvements	VRE	Planned	$5–25m
Piedmont Track Upgrades	DRPT	Planned	$5–25m
Potts Valley Branch Improvements Norfolk Southern	DRPT	Planned	$5–25m
R&A Division Tie Replacement Buckingham Branch	DRPT	Planned	$5–25m
South Street Yard Expansion FREIGHT Program	DRPT	Planned	$5–25m
Staples Mill Road Station Improvements	VPRA	Planned	$5–25m	Target 2029
Staunton Station Improvements	VPRA	Planned	$5–25m	Target 2030
Richmond to Alleghany Division surface improvements	DRPT	Planned	$5–25m
Tie Replacement Richmond Alleghany Division	DRPT	Planned	$5–25m

Cities

City	Network status	Networks
Richmond	operational — Amtrak Virginia state-supported and long-distance services at Main Street Station and at Staples Mill Road, the Commonwealth's busiest Amtrak station; seat of VPRA and DRPT; the planned Richmond Layover Facility at CSX's Fulton Yard and the northern end of the Richmond-to-Raleigh S-Line project	Amtrak Virginia (state-supported); Amtrak long-distance
Alexandria	operational — Virginia Railway Express Fredericksburg and Manassas Line services and Amtrak at Alexandria Union Station, with WMATA Metrorail Blue and Yellow Line interchange; VRE's headquarters and VPRA's northern office; the Alexandria Fourth Track, the Alexandria Station Improvements and the King and Commonwealth bridge replacements are all in construction here, and the Seminary Yard midday storage facility is being rebuilt in the city	Virginia Railway Express (Fredericksburg Line, Manassas Line); Amtrak; WMATA Metrorail (Blue, Yellow)
Arlington	operational — the Virginia end of the Long Bridge crossing of the Potomac, VRE's Crystal City station and Amtrak; WMATA Metrorail Blue, Orange, Silver and Yellow Lines, including the Silver Line whose phase 2 opened in 2022 and which is carried in the District of Columbia file under WMATA	Virginia Railway Express; Amtrak; WMATA Metrorail (Blue, Orange, Silver, Yellow)
Norfolk	operational — the Tide, Virginia's only light rail line, 7.4 miles and eleven stations operated by Hampton Roads Transit; Amtrak Virginia's Norfolk terminus; and the Port of Virginia's Norfolk International Terminals, the largest rail-served terminal complex in the Commonwealth	The Tide (light rail); Amtrak Virginia (state-supported)
Roanoke	operational — the western terminus of Amtrak Virginia's Washington-Roanoke route, with two daily round trips; the Roanoke Yard improvements and the Western Rail Initiative works are in construction, and the New River Valley station at Cambria with its Radford layover facility will extend the service further west in 2027	Amtrak Virginia (state-supported)

Players with a footprint here

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Wagman	Civil contractor	Project presence

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Sources

● Commonwealth Transportation Board / Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) · FINAL FY 2027 Rail and Public Transportation Six-Year Improvement Program, adopted 2 June 2026 — projection of allocations, Rail Preservation Fund, Commonwealth Rail Fund FREIGHT Program and Rail Planning, Rail Summary, Transforming Rail in Virginia (VPRA) tables (54 pages) (published 2026-06-02 · checked 2026-09-14)
● Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of General Services · eVA Virginia Business Opportunities Solr search endpoint — the public JSON fetch behind the All Opportunities page; 291,611 indexed records and 517 with status Open on 14 September 2026 (published 2026-09-14 · checked 2026-09-14)
● Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of General Services · eVA — Virginia Business Opportunities, the statewide public solicitation search (All Opportunities) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-14)
● Federal Railroad Administration · Corridor ID Program Monthly Obligation Status Report, last updated 31 March 2026 — Step 1, Step 2 and Step 3 obligation dates and amounts for every selected corridor (published 2026-03-31 · checked 2026-09-14)
● Federal Transit Administration · Capital Investment Grants Public Dashboard, data as of 11 September 2026 (published 2026-09-11 · checked 2026-09-14)
● Hampton Roads Transit (Transportation District Commission of Hampton Roads) · FY2026 Budget Book — agency history, fleet and system profile including the Tide light rail, and the operating budget (75 pages) (published 2025-12-10 · checked 2026-09-14)
● Hampton Roads Transit (Transportation District Commission of Hampton Roads) · Non-Competitive Procurements — sole-source notices with supplier, award date or pending status, and HRT's stated basis for source determination (published 2026-09 · checked 2026-09-14)
● Hampton Roads Transit (Transportation District Commission of Hampton Roads) · Open Solicitations — four solicitations open on 14 September 2026 with numbers, types, posting dates and closing dates (published 2026-09 · checked 2026-09-14)
● Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA) · About NVTA — regional transportation funding authority, nearly $6 billion committed in the region's transportation network, Six Year Program FY2026-2031 (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-14)
● Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC) · About NVTC — founded 1964, charged with the funding and stewardship of WMATA and of Virginia Railway Express, which it co-owns (novatransit.org/about/ 301-redirects to this path) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-14)
● US General Services Administration · SAM.gov contract opportunities search API — active federal opportunities with place of performance Virginia (published 2026-09-14 · checked 2026-09-14)
● The Port of Virginia (Virginia Port Authority) · Procurement — states that all Virginia Port Authority IFBs and RFPs are advertised on eVA, that VIT and HRCP II solicitations are posted on this page, and carries the proposals mailbox and main telephone (published 2026-09 · checked 2026-09-14)
● The Port of Virginia (Virginia Port Authority) · Rail Capabilities — annual rail capacity, on-terminal and on-dock track mileage, average rail-ready dwell, the Central Rail Yard Expansion investment and the Gateway Investment Program (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-14)
● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) · Bid Log, IFB 01-004-26-0001 Ettrick Station Improvements Project — bid opening 20 July 2026, two bids with amounts (published 2026-07-20 · checked 2026-09-14)
● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) · Signed Bid Log, IFB 01-009-26-0001 Fairfax County Sewer Relocation — bid opening 5 August 2026, two bids with amounts (published 2026-08-05 · checked 2026-09-14)
● CSX Transportation, Inc. and the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation · Comprehensive Rail Agreement, fully executed without exhibits — purchase price and the three railroad right-of-way segments (58 pages) (published 2021 · checked 2026-09-14)
● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) · Executive Director's Report, August 2026 — project-by-project cost, contractor, status and grant tables (61 pages) (published 2026-08-27 · checked 2026-09-14)
● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) Board · Resolution of 27 August 2026: FY27 Budget Amendment and Approval of Management Reserve Balance, with Exhibit A, the Amended Fiscal Year 2027 Budget (I-95 Corridor comparison and capital project tables) (published 2026-08-27 · checked 2026-09-14)
● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) Board · Resolution of 21 May 2026: VPRA FY27 Budget and Management Reserve Approval, with Exhibit A, the Recommended Fiscal Year 2027 Budget (I-95 Corridor, Western Rail Corridor, Other Capital Projects, Capital & Operating Grants, Operations and Administrative budget tables) (published 2026-05-21 · checked 2026-09-14)
● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) · Key Project Funding Updates — staff presentation to the Finance Committee and Board, 21 May 2026 (Sidings C/D/E/F mileages and costs, Richmond Layover Facility funding) (published 2026-05-21 · checked 2026-09-14)
● Norfolk Southern Railway Company and the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority · Amended and Restated Comprehensive Rail Agreement, 2024 — purchase price, Western Virginia Rail Initiative grant funds, Roanoke Area Improvements and New River Valley terms (403 pages) (published 2024-09 · checked 2026-09-14)
● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) · Current Contracting Opportunities — VPRA's own solicitation list, read in full on 14 September 2026 (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-14)
● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) · Project Updates — staff presentation to the Board, 27 August 2026 (right-of-way acquisition, utility relocations, Franconia to Lorton and Siding A procurement schedules) (published 2026-08-27 · checked 2026-09-14)
● Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) · Request for Proposals 1-000-26-0007 — On-call Tree Felling and Removal Services, issue date 22 July 2026, proposals due 2:00 PM 13 August 2026, term five years with two one-year renewals (159 pages) (published 2026-07-22 · checked 2026-09-14)
● Virginia Railway Express (VRE) · Annual Budget Fiscal Year 2027 (Budget Book) — operating and capital budget and the FY2027-FY2032 Capital Improvement Program with a project sheet and total project budget for each of the 22 projects (79 pages) (published 2026-01 · checked 2026-09-14)
● Virginia Railway Express (VRE) Operations Board · Operations Board Meeting agenda package, 17 July 2026 — agenda item reports and resolutions 26-07-9A to 26-07-9G with contract amounts (55 pages) (published 2026-07-17 · checked 2026-09-14)
● Virginia Railway Express (VRE) · Procurement — VRE's own list of solicitations, quotes and sole-source notices, read in a scripted browser on 14 September 2026 (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-14)
● Virginia Railway Express (VRE) · Notice of Final Ranking of Firms, RFP 026-006 — the four proposers in final ranked order, 16 July 2026 (published 2026-07-16 · checked 2026-09-14)

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