The Rail Enhancement Fund

The Rail Enhancement Fund is the first dedicated source of funding for passenger and freight rail improvements in Virginia history. Visit our Rail Enhancement Fund page on this web site to learn more about how to apply for funding through this grant program.

Rail Industrial Access Grants

Virginia's Industrial Access Railroad Tracks Program helps connect businesses to freight rail service by financially assisting in the construction or improvement of railroad tracks and facilities to serve industrial or commercial sites where freight rail service is currently needed or anticipated in the future. This grant program allows for financial assistance to localities, businesses or industries seeking to provide freight rail service between the actual site of an existing or proposed commercial facility and common carrier railroad tracks.

To apply for a Rail Industrial Access Grant, please see our online application system known as "OLGA".

Rail Preservation Grants

Rail Preservation provides funding for shortline railroads in Virginia. To apply for a Rail Preservation grant, click here.