August 13, 2026
Awards announced
The Federal Railroad Administration awarded $157,126,494 to the City of Springfield, Illinois, for passenger capital and grade separation work, with a 20% non-federal match.
Awards announced
North Carolina Railroad Company, a Class III short line, received $105,595,000 in CRISI funding for siding and track rehabilitation work, with a 38% non-federal match.
Analysis
Both programs' IIJA funding authorization and advance appropriations run out at the end of this fiscal year. The House's BUILD America 250 Act (H.R. 8870) would reauthorize CRISI at roughly $9.1 billion over five years but convert it to ordinary annual appropriations, and would reauthorize RCE at $675 million a year — down from IIJA's $5.5 billion. The Senate has not released a companion bill. Worth watching for any operator planning past this fiscal year.
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