The Bureau of Rail & Transit is comprised of the following three sections:

Railroads | Public Transportation | Bicycle & Pedestrian

Railroads: The railroad programs include track inspection and safety investigation in cooperation with the Federal Railroad Administration, a revolving loan program for railroads, a dedicated railroad fund for improvements to state-owned rail lines, and acquisition and preservation of railroad corridors for future use. The Department completed work on an updated State Rail Plan in June 2012.

Recent or current rail-related projects include are listed below:

• Northeast Passenger Rail Summit presentation(held on 10/19/15)
• Mountain Division & Conway Branch Railroad Line: RFP and RFI information
• NH Capitol Corridor: project website is temporarily unavailable, but the Final Report is still available.
  • The project included a study of potential rail and bus transit investments in the NH Capitol Corridor, which connects the major population centers of New Hampshire to metropolitan Boston, and the development of a service development plan and related documents for intercity passenger rail between Boston, MA and Concord, NH. This study took a multimodal, systems-wide approach in the development of a menu of alternatives that were provided for review and consideration for the public and policymakers.
  • The New Hampshire Department of Transportation continues to work closely with the New Hampshire Rail Transit Authority on passenger rail issues in New Hampshire.
• Plaistow Commuter Rail Extension Study
• 2015 Class III and Cog Railroad Revolving Loan Funds

Public Transportation: The public transportation program includes federal grants for transit operations, capital improvements, planning, technical assistance and training.

• FTA GRANT & FUNDING INFO for State of NH Fiscal Year 2018 (including applications & other pertinent documents for SFY18 and prior years)
• Map of NH Transit Services with contact info
• STATE COORDINATING COUNCIL FOR COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION (SCC) information

Bicycle and Pedestrian: This program assists individuals, communities and groups to improve opportunities for non-motorized travel.

State Bicycle Maps are available.

Ridesharing: Online ridematching software will assist those who wish to carpool and information about the state's park & ride lots can be found for transit users, carpools and vanpools.

Bureau Projects: Information on recent & noteworthy projects