69A36525420570CRSTX
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
THIS PROJECT SEEKS TO PERFORM CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES TO REHABILITATE AND UPGRADE APPROXIMATELY 5.5 MILES OF TRACK AND RELATED INFRASTRUCTURE ON THE TEXAS NORTHWESTERN RAILROADS (TXNW) ETTER LEAD TRACK OPERATING BETWEEN CACTUS AND SUNRAY, TEXAS. THE PROJECT INCLUDES REPLACING WORN OUT 80 AND 85LB JOINTED RAIL WITH 115-LBJOINTED RELAY RAIL, REPLACE 5,500 CROSSTIES, REPLACE NINE (9) TURNOUTS, SURFACE, LINE AND MAKE BALLAST IMPROVEMENTS, REHABILITATE SEVEN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE AT-GRADE CROSSINGS, AND REPLACE THREE (3) OPEN DECK TIMBER TRESTLE BRIDGES WITH CONCRETE CULVERTS. TNW (RECIPIENT) WILL COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING DELIVERABLES: A PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN, FINAL PERFORMANCE REPORT, FINAL DESIGN DOCUMENTS AND UPDATED U.S. DOT INVENTORY FORMS. PROJECT UPGRADES WILL ALLOW FOR LARGER, MODERN, FUEL-EFFICIENT LOCOMOTIVES TO TRANSPORT UNIT TRAINS WITH 286,000 LBS. CARS UNRESTRICTED TO A CRITICAL GRAIN ELEVATOR IN SUNRAY, TX. ALSO, THE PROJECT IS NECESSARY FOR THE GRAIN ELEVATOR TO BE RESPONSIVE TO GROWING DEMAND FROM CATTLE FEEDLOTS AND DAIRIES IN MOORE COUNTY, TX, AND THROUGHOUT THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. SUPPORTING A RURAL AND ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED AREA.
Awardee
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Moore,
Texas
United States
Geographic Scope
County-Wide
Texas Northwestern Railroad was awarded
Texas Railroad Infrastructure Upgrade Grant for Economic Growth
Project Grant 69A36525420570CRSTX
worth $7,342,032
from Federal Railroad Administration in June 2025 with work to be completed primarily in Texas United States.
The grant
has a duration of 1 year 7 months and
was awarded through assistance program 20.325 Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements.
$3,146,585 (30.0%) of this Project Grant was funded by non-federal sources.
The Project Grant was awarded through grant opportunity FY22 Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements Grant Program.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 9/29/25
Period of Performance
6/7/25
Start Date
1/31/27
End Date
Funding Split
$7.3M
Federal Obligation
$3.1M
Non-Federal Obligation
$10.5M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
69A36525420570CRSTX
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
None
Awardee Classifications
For-Profit Organization (Other Than Small Business)
Awarding Office
69A365 OFFICE OF FUNDS ADMINISTRA (GRANTS)
Funding Office
69A365 OFFICE OF FUNDS ADMINISTRA (GRANTS)
Awardee UEI
D4FSF9SMLGZ6
Awardee CAGE
8EB12
Performance District
TX-13
Senators
John Cornyn
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
Modified: 9/29/25