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Wyoming

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

No transit-rail buyer or open tender; WYDOT holds two FRA grade-separation awards in Cheyenne, planned, with one let programmed for 2031.

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Live pipeline: $38.68m CRISI STC College Drive overpass at the BNSF crossing (grant, let programmed 2031); $22.22m CRISI STC two grade separations in the Cheyenne area (grant, design stage)
Technology areas: Track & civil

Key figures

Route miles1,769 route milesWyoming rail network per WYDOT's 2026 Statewide Rail Plan update: five freight railroads; BNSF and Union Pacific own 1,728 miles; one Class II and two Class III lines own the rest.

1 source · primary

● WYDOT Statewide Rail Plan online meeting 1 · Rail system description: 1,769 route miles, five freight railroads, BNSF and UP own 1,728 miles, 244.7 million tons originated in 2023, no Amtrak network service, STC programme eligibility (published undated · checked 2026-10-08)

Tons originated 2023244.7 million tonsFreight tons originated in Wyoming in 2023, the most of any state per WYDOT's rail plan update, driven by Powder River Basin coal.

1 source · primary

● WYDOT Statewide Rail Plan online meeting 1 · Rail system description: 1,769 route miles, five freight railroads, BNSF and UP own 1,728 miles, 244.7 million tons originated in 2023, no Amtrak network service, STC programme eligibility (published undated · checked 2026-10-08)

STC grants to WYDOT$60.9 millionTwo FRA CRISI Special Transportation Circumstances awards to WYDOT signed 19 December 2025, $38,683,896 and $22,222,382, summed here from the two published federal figures.

2 sources · all primary

● USAspending award 69A36526422700CRSWY · FRA CRISI Special Transportation Circumstances award to Wyoming Department of Transportation for the College Drive overpass at the BNSF crossing, Cheyenne: federal 38,683,896, non-federal 9,670,974, signed 19 December 2025, performance to 30 November 2037 (published 2025-12-19 · checked 2026-10-08)
● USAspending award 69A36526420520CRSWY · FRA CRISI Special Transportation Circumstances award to Wyoming Department of Transportation to replace two fracture-critical grade-separated crossings, Cheyenne area: federal 22,222,382, non-federal 5,555,595, signed 19 December 2025, performance to 31 March 2032 (published 2025-12-19 · checked 2026-10-08)

Section 130 formula$1.225 million a yearApproximate annual formula funding Wyoming receives under FHWA's Section 130 crossing programme, per WYDOT's rail plan update; limited in the number of projects it can fund.

1 source · primary

● WYDOT Statewide Rail Plan online meeting 2 · Draft project list (College Drive grade separation, Front Range extension feasibility, Reed Avenue corridor), Section 130 formula funding, STC award for College Drive, FY2026 appropriations notes (published undated · checked 2026-10-08)

Passenger railNo Amtrak serviceWyoming is one of two Lower 48 states not served by Amtrak's national network, with no commuter rail or rail transit; Cheyenne's station study is for a possible Front Range extension.

2 sources · all primary

● WYDOT Statewide Rail Plan online meeting 1 · Rail system description: 1,769 route miles, five freight railroads, BNSF and UP own 1,728 miles, 244.7 million tons originated in 2023, no Amtrak network service, STC programme eligibility (published undated · checked 2026-10-08)
● Cheyenne MPO Passenger Rail Station Site Selection Study · Cheyenne MPO project page: station study, planned Front Range service may extend from Pueblo to Cheyenne, funding not yet secured (published undated · checked 2026-10-08)

Buyers

Buyer	Type	Tenders	Contracts awarded
Wyoming Department of Transportation (Planning and Railroads)	State DOT	2	0
Cheyenne Metropolitan Planning Organization	Other	0	0

Tenders

Tender	Buyer	Status	Value band	Next key date
College Drive Overpass at BNSF Crossing	WYDOT	Planned	$25–100m
Cheyenne Area Grade Separation Replacement	WYDOT	Planned	$5–25m

Cities

City	Network status	Networks
Cheyenne	Freight-only: the Union Pacific main line and BNSF lines meet here; no Amtrak service since 1997 and no transit rail. Both federal STC awards are Cheyenne-area crossings, and the MPO is studying a station for a possible Front Range extension.

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Sources

● Wyoming State Rail Plan, March 2015 · Previous adopted plan: 1,868 route-miles, BNSF and UP joint ownership of 106 miles in the Southern Powder River Basin, two Class III lines, no Amtrak service since 1997 (published 2015-03 · checked 2026-10-08)
● WYDOT Statewide Rail Plan online meeting 1 · Rail system description: 1,769 route miles, five freight railroads, BNSF and UP own 1,728 miles, 244.7 million tons originated in 2023, no Amtrak network service, STC programme eligibility (published undated · checked 2026-10-08)
● WYDOT Statewide Rail Plan online meeting 2 · Draft project list (College Drive grade separation, Front Range extension feasibility, Reed Avenue corridor), Section 130 formula funding, STC award for College Drive, FY2026 appropriations notes (published undated · checked 2026-10-08)
● WYDOT FY2026 STIP January addendum · STIP line: reconstruction to include a bridge overpass replacing the College Drive at-grade rail crossing on WY 212 at the BNSF line (USDOT 245617J), programmed 2031, total cost in thousands 48,355, January 2026 amendment (published 2026-01 · checked 2026-10-08)
● USAspending award 69A36524420380CRSWY · FRA award to Bighorn Divide & Wyoming Railroad for one Tier 4 locomotive: federal 2,424,000 of total 3,030,000, signed 28 March 2024 (below the floor) (published 2024-03-28 · checked 2026-10-08)
● USAspending award 69A36526422700CRSWY · FRA CRISI Special Transportation Circumstances award to Wyoming Department of Transportation for the College Drive overpass at the BNSF crossing, Cheyenne: federal 38,683,896, non-federal 9,670,974, signed 19 December 2025, performance to 30 November 2037 (published 2025-12-19 · checked 2026-10-08)
● USAspending award 69A36526420520CRSWY · FRA CRISI Special Transportation Circumstances award to Wyoming Department of Transportation to replace two fracture-critical grade-separated crossings, Cheyenne area: federal 22,222,382, non-federal 5,555,595, signed 19 December 2025, performance to 31 March 2032 (published 2025-12-19 · checked 2026-10-08)
● USAspending award 69A36524420040RASWY · Federal planning award of 1,790,000 to Lincoln County, Wyoming for a plan covering freight rail access, EV charging and rural transit, signed 19 August 2024 (below the floor) (published 2024-08-19 · checked 2026-10-08)

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