FY24 Port of Rosedale Multimodal Expansion: Great River Railroad Restoration Project

Key Facts

Status: Forecasted

Posted date: October 31, 2025

Archive date: December 4, 2025

Close date: November 4, 2025

Opportunity ID: 360813

Opportunity number: FR-CCD-24-010

Opportunity category: Discretionary

Agency name: DOT - Federal Railroad Administration

Agency code: DOT-FRA

Award floor: $0

Award ceiling: $8,175,000

Cost sharing required: Yes

Funding Instrument Types
  • Grant
Category of Funding Activity
  • Transportation
Eligible Applicants
  • County governments
Tools
Categories (use these for quoted searches)
  • agency_code:dot_fra
  • category_of_funding_activity:transportation
  • cost_sharing_or_matching_requirement:true
  • eligible_applicants:county_governments
  • funding_instrument_type:grant
  • opportunity_category:discretionary
  • status:forecasted
Description

This Project is part of a larger effort to restore function to the Great River Railroad that runs from the Port of Rosedale to the Columbus and Greenville Railroad (CAGY) in Metcalf, MS. The larger effort is divided into two Phases. Under this Agreement, the Project will complete environmental review for both phases. Additionally, this Project will complete preliminary engineering, final design, and construction activities for Phase 1 of the larger effort. Under this Agreement, Phase 1 activities will include preliminary engineering, final design, and construction activities to repair the 31 mile railroad to be a functional track for maintenance equipment by replacing ties (approximately one-third of the timber rail ties), repairing 33 grade crossings, installing additional supplemental ballast rock, resurfacing track, repairing 4 timber bridges, replacing 1 timber bridge with culverts, and installing 1 concrete culvert. Phase 2 of the restoration effort is anticipated to include installing approximately 31 miles of new 112–115-pound rail, additional tie replacement, the replacement of 4 bridges, and improvements to sidings (Port of Rosedale spur) in order to restore the track to a full operation. Besides environmental review, this Agreement does not fund activities for Phase 2. Successful completion of the Project will enhance resiliency and redundancy for both the Port of Rosedale and the wider region.

FY24 Port of Rosedale Multimodal Expansion: Great River Railroad Restoration Project
This Project is part of a larger effort to restore function to the Great River Railroad that runs from the Port of Rosedale to the Columbus and Greenville Railroad (CAGY) in Metcalf, MS. The larger effort is divided into two Phases. Under this Agreement, the Project will complete environmental review for both phases. Additionally, this Project will complete preliminary engineering, final design, and construction activities for Phase 1 of the larger effort. Under this Agreement, Phase 1 activities will include preliminary engineering, final design, and construction activities to repair the 31 mile railroad to be a functional track for maintenance equipment by replacing ties (approximately one-third of the timber rail ties), repairing 33 grade crossings, installing additional supplemental ballast rock, resurfacing track, repairing 4 timber bridges, replacing 1 timber bridge with culverts, and installing 1 concrete culvert. Phase 2 of the restoration effort is anticipated to include installing approximately 31 miles of new 112–115-pound rail, additional tie replacement, the replacement of 4 bridges, and improvements to sidings (Port of Rosedale spur) in order to restore the track to a full operation. Besides environmental review, this Agreement does not fund activities for Phase 2. Successful completion of the Project will enhance resiliency and redundancy for both the Port of Rosedale and the wider region.
[Forecasted] FY24 Port of Rosedale Multimodal Expansion: Great River Railroad Restoration Project
Forecasted
DOT - Federal Railroad Administration
Transportation
Grant
County governments
2025-10-31