Rail Information
This section provides access to the North Dakota state rail plan, application instructions for the two state rail loan programs and a link to the Federal Railroad Administration web site.
The rail plan provides information regarding rail planning, the ND rail system, 
ND rail loan programs, and the state’s highway rail crossing program. Appendix J (Directory) of the rail plan lists contact information for the following:
Following are some helpful rail contacts (updated from Appendix J of the North Dakota State Rail Plan):
- RR business links
- BNSF
- CPR
- DMVW
- DNR
- NPR
- RRVW
- RR emergency/operations/safety
- Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO)
- ND Public Service Commission
- ND Department of Agriculture
- ND Department of Commerce
- Federal Railroad Administration
- Guidance on the Quiet Zone Creation Process
- Federal Highway Administration
- Operation Lifesaver
