Subsidy Tracker: Industry Summary Page
Major Industry:
railroads
Subsidy Total:
$214,515,450
Number of Awards:
173
Time Period:
Earliest year of data: 1991. Availability of data for earlier years varies greatly from program to program. The majority of the listings for this industry are for the period since 2014.
Notes:
The total includes only those entries matched to a parent company. The industry designation is the primary one for the parent's operations overall. Dollar totals do not include awards for which no subsidy value is disclosed.
Top 10 Parent Companies | Total Subsidy $ | Number of Awards |
---|---|---|
Alaska Railroad Corporation | $105,785,693 | 5 |
CSX | $44,352,594 | 17 |
Norfolk Southern | $31,782,219 | 44 |
Union Pacific | $19,870,787 | 69 |
Genesee & Wyoming | $8,655,800 | 15 |
Kansas City Southern | $1,867,449 | 1 |
Canadian National Railway | $1,515,252 | 3 |
Watco Companies | $499,300 | 3 |
Canadian Pacific Railway | $186,356 | 1 |
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Company | Parent | Location |
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Year | Subsidy Value | Loan/Bailout Value | Type of Subsidy |
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CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC. | CSX | United States | federal | 2010 | $70,000 | federal grant | |
Norfolk Southern Corporation | Norfolk Southern | United States | federal | 2010 | $70,000 | federal grant | |
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY | Union Pacific | United States | federal | 2010 | $200,000 | federal grant | |
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY | Union Pacific | United States | federal | 2010 | $70,000 | federal grant | |
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY | Union Pacific | United States | federal | 2010 | $70,000 | federal grant | |
NORFOLK NOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY | Norfolk Southern | United States | federal | 2007 | $250,000 | federal grant | |
NORFOLK NOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY | Norfolk Southern | United States | federal | 2007 | $250,000 | federal grant | |
NORFOLK SOUTHERN | Norfolk Southern | United States | federal | 2006 | $425,000 | federal grant | |
NORFOLK SOUTHERN | Norfolk Southern | United States | federal | 2005 | $340,000 | federal grant | |
Norfolk Southern Corporation | Norfolk Southern | United States | federal | 2010 | $800,000 | federal grant | |
Norfolk Southern Corporation | Norfolk Southern | United States | federal | 2011 | $400,000 | federal grant | |
Norfolk Southern Corporation | Norfolk Southern | United States | federal | 2012 | $400,000 | federal grant | |
Norfolk Southern Corporation | Norfolk Southern | United States | federal | 2014 | $250,000 | federal grant | |
Norfolk Southern Corporation | Norfolk Southern | United States | federal | 2010 | $200,000 | federal grant | |
Alaska Railroad Corporation | Alaska Railroad Corporation | United States | federal | 2009 | $60,000,000 | federal grant | |
Alaska Railroad Corporation | Alaska Railroad Corporation | United States | federal | 2008 | $44,200,000 | federal grant | |
Alaska Railroad Corporation | Alaska Railroad Corporation | United States | federal | 2010 | $909,700 | federal grant | |
New England Central Railroad, Inc. | Genesee & Wyoming | United States | federal | 2011 | $1,784,455 | federal grant | |
PORTLAND & WESTERN RAILROAD, INC. | Genesee & Wyoming | United States | federal | 2006 | $841,500 | federal grant | |
ST. LAWRENCE & ATLANTIC RAILROAD COMPANY | Genesee & Wyoming | United States | federal | 2009 | $936,517 | federal grant | |
ST. LAWRENCE & ATLANTIC RAILROAD COMPANY | Genesee & Wyoming | United States | federal | 2006 | $1,716,300 | federal grant | |
ST. LAWRENCE & ATLANTIC RAILROAD COMPANY | Genesee & Wyoming | United States | federal | 2007 | $921,224 | federal grant | |
YORK RAILWAY COMPANY | Genesee & Wyoming | United States | federal | 2006 | $1,600,000 | federal grant | |
The Kansas City Southern Railway Company | Kansas City Southern | United States | federal | 2011 | $1,867,449 | federal grant | |
ALASKA RAILROAD CORP | Alaska Railroad Corporation | United States | federal | 2004 | $380,993 | federal grant | |
CSX TRANSPORTATION | CSX | United States | federal | 2001 | $2,905,000 | federal grant | |
CSX TRANSPORTATION | CSX | United States | federal | 2001 | $300,000 | federal grant | |
CSX TRANSPORTATION | CSX | United States | federal | 2001 | $300,000 | federal grant | |
CSX TRANSPORTATION | CSX | United States | federal | 2002 | $9,980,000 | federal grant | |
NORFOLK SOUTHERN | Norfolk Southern | United States | federal | 2000 | $332,000 | federal grant | |
NORFOLK SOUTHERN | Norfolk Southern | United States | federal | 2002 | $325,000 | federal grant | |
NORFOLK SOUTHERN | Norfolk Southern | United States | federal | 2003 | $259,000 | federal grant | |
NORFOLK SOUTHERN | Norfolk Southern | United States | federal | 2004 | $250,000 | federal grant | |
NORFOLK SOUTHERN | Norfolk Southern | United States | federal | 2001 | $250,000 | federal grant | |
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORD | Norfolk Southern | United States | federal | 2003 | $615,000 | federal grant | |
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP | Norfolk Southern | United States | federal | 2000 | $340,000 | federal grant | |
ALASKA RAILROAD CORPORATION | Alaska Railroad Corporation | United States | federal | 2011 | $295,000 | federal grant | |
Alton & Southern Railway Co Inc | Union Pacific | United States | federal | 2009 | $100,000 | federal grant | |
Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad Inc | Genesee & Wyoming | United States | federal | 2009 | $83,450 | federal grant | |
California Northern Railroad CO | Genesee & Wyoming | United States | federal | 2009 | $75,000 | federal grant | |
Connecticut Southern Railroad | Genesee & Wyoming | United States | federal | 2009 | $75,000 | federal grant | |
CSX TRANSPORTATION INC | CSX | United States | federal | 2011 | $5,262,077 | federal grant | |
CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC. | CSX | United States | federal | 2009 | $3,448,567 | federal grant | |
CSX Transportation, Inc. | CSX | United States | federal | 2008 | $3,381,229 | federal grant | |
Indiana & Ohio Railway Co | Genesee & Wyoming | United States | federal | 2009 | $100,000 | federal grant | |
Indiana Southern Railroad Inc | Genesee & Wyoming | United States | federal | 2009 | $75,000 | federal grant | |
Norfolk Southern Railway Company | Norfolk Southern | United States | federal | 2008 | $2,080,600 | federal grant | |
NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY | Norfolk Southern | United States | federal | 2011 | $401,250 | federal grant | |
Portland & Western Railroad Inc | Genesee & Wyoming | United States | federal | 2009 | $85,677 | federal grant | |
Puget Sound & Pacific Railroad | Genesee & Wyoming | United States | federal | 2009 | $75,000 | federal grant | |
Soo Line Railroad Company Inc | Canadian Pacific Railway | United States | federal | 2009 | $186,356 | federal grant | |
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY | Union Pacific | United States | federal | 2011 | $88,878 | federal grant | |
Utah Railway Company | Genesee & Wyoming | United States | federal | 2009 | $85,677 | federal grant | |
CSX Transportation, Inc. | CSX | United States | federal | 2012 | $67,014 | federal grant | |
NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY | Norfolk Southern | United States | federal | 2018 | $1,760,926 | federal grant | |
CSX Transportation, Inc. in c/o CSX Real Property, Inc. 3 | CSX | Maryland | local | 2012 | undisclosed | enterprise zone | |
CSX Transportation, Inc. in c/o CSX Real Property, Inc. 1 | CSX | Maryland | local | 2012 | undisclosed | enterprise zone | |
CSX Transportation, Inc. in c/o CSX Real Property, Inc. 2 | CSX | Maryland | local | 2012 | undisclosed | enterprise zone | |
RailAmerica, Inc. | Genesee & Wyoming | Florida | local | 2013 | undisclosed | grant | |
ARROWOOD-SOUTHERN CO | Norfolk Southern | Indiana | local | 2012 | $220,560 | property tax abatement | |
ARROWOOD-SOUTHERN CO | Norfolk Southern | Indiana | local | 2011 | $346,920 | property tax abatement | |
ARROWOOD-SOUTHERN CO | Norfolk Southern | Indiana | local | 2010 | $510,710 | property tax abatement | |
ARROWOOD-SOUTHERN CO | Norfolk Southern | Indiana | local | 2009 | $640,280 | property tax abatement | |
TRANSWORKS INC | Norfolk Southern | Indiana | local | 2012 | $771,040 | property tax abatement | |
TRANSWORKS INC | Norfolk Southern | Indiana | local | 2011 | $793,390 | property tax abatement | |
ARROWOOD-SOUTHERN CO | Norfolk Southern | Indiana | local | 2008 | $868,190 | property tax abatement | |
TRANSWORKS INC | Norfolk Southern | Indiana | local | 2010 | $1,349,110 | property tax abatement | |
TRANSWORKS INC | Norfolk Southern | Indiana | local | 2009 | $1,527,330 | property tax abatement | |
TRANSWORKS INC | Norfolk Southern | Indiana | local | 2007 | $511,670 | property tax abatement | |
TRANSWORKS INC | Norfolk Southern | Indiana | local | 2006 | $233,900 | property tax abatement | |
ARROWOOD-SOUTHERN CO | Norfolk Southern | Indiana | local | 2007 | $1,086,610 | property tax abatement | |
ARROWOOD-SOUTHERN CO | Norfolk Southern | Indiana | local | 2006 | $1,226,080 | property tax abatement | |
ARROWOOD-SOUTHERN CO | Norfolk Southern | Indiana | local | 2005 | $1,203,500 | property tax abatement | |
TRANSWORKS INC | Norfolk Southern | Indiana | local | 2013 | $320,500 | property tax abatement | |
ARROWOOD-SOUTHERN CO | Norfolk Southern | Indiana | local | 2013 | $83,380 | property tax abatement | |
TRANSWORKS INC | Norfolk Southern | Indiana | local | 2014 | $64,560 | property tax abatement | |
ARROWOOD-SOUTHERN CO | Norfolk Southern | Indiana | local | 2014 | $30,493 | property tax abatement | |
TRANSWORKS INC | Norfolk Southern | Indiana | local | 2015 | $15,240 | property tax abatement | |
Union Pacific | Union Pacific | Texas | local | 2011 | $260,000 | grant | |
TRANSWORKS INC | Norfolk Southern | Indiana | local | 2016 | $1,080 | property tax abatement | |
Union Pacific Corporation 2001-EZ-05 | Union Pacific | Iowa | state | 2001 | $812,500 | enterprise zone | |
CSX Transporation, Inc | CSX | Louisiana | state | 2008 | $2,600,000 | Enterprise Zone | |
CSX Transporation, Inc | CSX | Louisiana | state | 2010 | $224,500 | Enterprise zone | |
Union Pacific Railroad Company | Union Pacific | Nebraska | state | 2001 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
Union Pacific Corporation | Union Pacific | Nebraska | state | 1991 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
Union Pacific Corporation | Union Pacific | Nebraska | state | 1996 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
Union Pacific Corporation | Union Pacific | Nebraska | state | 1996 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
Union Pacific Corporation | Union Pacific | Nebraska | state | 2003 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
Union Pacific Corporation | Union Pacific | Nebraska | state | 2006 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
Union Pacific Railroad Company | Union Pacific | Nebraska | state | 1996 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
CSX Intermodal, Inc. | CSX | Pennsylvania | state | $500,000 | grant | ||
Watco Companies | Watco Companies | Kansas | state | 2008 | $35,000 | training reimbursement | |
Watco Companies | Watco Companies | Kansas | state | 2010 | $14,300 | training reimbursement | |
Norfolk Southern Corporation | Norfolk Southern | Virginia | state | 2010 | $21,400 | training reimbursement | |
Union Pacific Railroad | Union Pacific | Washington | state | 2010 | $155,801 | training reimbursement | |
Canadian National Railroad | Canadian National Railway | Mississippi | state | 2009 | $7,844 | training reimbursement | |
Canadian National Railroad | Canadian National Railway | Mississippi | state | 2010 | $7,408 | training reimbursement | |
RailAmerica, Inc. | Genesee & Wyoming | Florida | state | 2002 | $201,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY CO | Norfolk Southern | Ohio | state | 2008 | $32,500 | grant | |
CSX TRANSPORTATION INC | CSX | Ohio | state | 2010 | $10,000,000 | grant | |
Wisconsin Central, LTD | Canadian National Railway | Indiana | state | 2013 | $1,500,000 | tax credit/rebate |
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