Rail Freight Assistance Program

Overview

Funded through the Multimodal Fund (Act 89); maximum 70% state share up to $700,000. Administered via the eGrants/grants.pa.gov portal. Pennsylvania has 65 operating railroads, more than any other state. Shapiro Administration has invested more than $150M in PA's freight rail network since 2023.

Uses

• Transload Intermodal
• Bridge
• Grade Crossing
• Track Rehabilitation
• Equipment Acquisition
• Siding Passing Track
• Industrial Spur
• Yard Improvement

Funding

Typical award

$700,000

Max share

70%

Eligibility

• Municipality
• Port Authority
• Private Industrial
• Class Ii
• Class Iii
• Terminal Switching

Restricted to applicants in Pennsylvania.

Terms

• Mechanism: Competitive Grant
• SAM.gov registration: required

Track Record

Funded, on record

30 awards

Total awarded, on record

$52,536,473

Win rate

Not available — our records only cover who won, not who applied.

• Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway$5,900,000 · FY2026
• Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad$4,000,000 · FY2026
• Central New York Railroad$3,400,000 · FY2026
• Southwest Pennsylvania Railroad$3,240,000 · FY2026
• Snavely's Mill$3,200,000 · FY2026

See every confirmed award, with sources →

Recipients

• Short Line · 14
• Private Industry · 10
• Public Authority · 3
• Regional Railroad · 1
• Terminal Railroad · 1
• Port · 1

• Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway$5,900,000 · 1 award
• Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad$4,000,000 · 1 award
• Central New York Railroad$3,400,000 · 1 award
• Southwest Pennsylvania Railroad$3,240,000 · 1 award
• Snavely's Mill$3,200,000 · 1 award
• Pittsburg & Shawmut Railroad$3,100,000 · 1 award
• RJ Corman Railroad Company Lehigh Line$3,000,000 · 1 award
• Berks County Redevelopment Authority$2,600,000 · 1 award
• Lehigh Valley Rail Management$2,100,000 · 1 award
• SEDA-COG Joint Rail Authority$2,100,000 · 1 award
• Allegheny Valley Railroad$2,100,000 · 1 award
• Conrail$1,700,000 · 1 award
• Greiner Packaging Corp.$1,600,000 · 1 award
• York Railway$1,500,000 · 1 award
• Strasburg Rail Road$1,200,000 · 1 award
• Pittsburgh & Ohio Central Railroad$1,100,000 · 1 award
• RJ Corman Railroad Company Pennsylvania Lines$1,000,000 · 1 award
• Sekisui Kydex, LLC$1,000,000 · 1 award
• Philadelphia Regional Port Authority (PhilaPort)$974,473 · 1 award
• Pennsylvania & Southern Railway$912,000 · 1 award
• MetalTech$840,000 · 1 award
• H&K Group, Inc.$827,000 · 1 award
• South Avis Realty$819,000 · 1 award
• Peachey Rail Works$810,000 · 1 award
• Allen Distribution$722,000 · 1 award
• Union Railroad$700,000 · 1 award
• Riverside Materials Inc.$679,000 · 1 award
• Redevelopment Authority of Luzerne County$673,000 · 1 award
• Consolidated Scrap Resources$455,000 · 1 award
• Everett Railroad$285,000 · 1 award

How to Apply

Most recent deadline: August 28, 2026