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Awards/COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT

$2,363,665,840

Department of Transportation·Federal Railroad Administration

to NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION

transportationactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2020 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2020-10-01·LATEST ACTION2026-05-11·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDASST_NON_69A36521502430AMTDC_069
Award description

FY21 NATIONAL NETWORK COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION

Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.

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In plain English

Operating support for Amtrak's national passenger rail network through fiscal 2029, with a May 2026 obligation increment on the ongoing 2020 cooperative agreement.

Sub-sectors
passenger-railamtrak-operating-agreementnational-network
Why this matters

Amtrak's long-distance routes depend on annual federal operating subsidies; this multi-billion commitment signals sustained federal investment in intercity rail as alternative to highway/aviation.

Supply-chain signal

Sustains demand for rail rolling stock, maintenance services, fuel, and station operations across Amtrak's supply chain; supports regional rail manufacturing and service contractors.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-17. Cost: $0.002930.

Period of performance
Start
2020-10-01
End
2029-01-31
Status
activein 946 days
Sources

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