MRSI past solicitations
2024 MRSI grant
| Score | Applicant | Description | Amount awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 83.5 | Progressive Rail, Incorporated |
Progressive Rail-Bridge Program |
$468,137 |
| 77.6 | Nexus Cooperative | Phase 2 Rail Loader and Storage | $1,900,000 |
| 76.8 | Meadowlands Farmers Co-op | Echo Agronomy Siding Track Construction | $1,106,942 |
| 76.7 | Seven Rivers Intermodal Terminal LLC | Seven Rivers Intermodal Terminal Expansion | $511,446 |
| 76.7 | American Crystal Sugar Company | Crookston Packaged Product Rail Transportation Capacity Increase | $960,000 |
| 72.2 | Louisiana-Pacific Corporation | Louisiana-Pacific Watkins Rail Improvement | $1,500,000 |
| 71.6 | DeRock Capital Group, LLC | Hector, MN Warehouse/ Transload | $246,000 |
| 71.3 | City of Little Falls |
Camp Ripley Spur Crossings Improvement Project | $613,600 |
| 70.3 | Sanimax USA, LLC | Sanimax USA Rail Project | $400,000 |
| 68.9 | Minnesota Northern Railroad Company | Crookston Industrial Park and Innovation Center (Phase 1) | $1,565,451 |
| 64.5 | Twin Cities & Western Railroad Company | Converting Stub Track to Double Ended Siding for the Improvement of Railroad Switching Efficiency | $328,424 (Partial Award) |
| 63.9 | Step Saver Inc | Step Saver Inc | No award |
| 61.6 | Rainy Lake Oil | Rainy Lake Oil & Propane Terminal | No award |
| 60.7 | U.S. Energy, a division of U.S. Venture, Inc | Biwabik Transloading Development | No award |
| 58.9 | NuStar Pipeline Operating Partnership, L.P. | NuStar Roseville Butane Rail Unloading & Additional Storage | No award |
| 56.4 | Rainy Lake Oil | Rainy Lake Oil Fuel Terminal | No award |
| 53.6 | Lake Agassiz Bean, LLC | Lake Agassiz Bean, LLC | No award |
| 48.5 | North Shore Scenic Railroad/Lake Superior Railroad Museum | Lake Superior Railroad Museum Tourism Enhancement Opportunity | No award |
| 46.8 | Minnesota Valley Regional Railroad Authority | MVRRA Fairfax Siding and Road Crossing Project | No award |
2023 MRSI grant
| Score | Applicant | Description | Amount awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 103.7 | Northern Country COOP | Northern Country COOP Shuttle Rail Loading Track | $1,200,000 |
| 89 | Northern Lines Railroad | Rockville Line Improvement | $381,443 |
| 86.6 | Minnesota Commercial Railway | New Brighton Main Running Lead Rail Upgrade to 115lb | $598,865 |
| 80.2 | F.W. Cobs Company, Inc. | Railcar Loading Modernization | $641,153 |
| 79.2 | RLS GL Intermediate II LLC | RLS MSP | $1,900,000 |
| 79 | Central Farm Service | Central Farms Service Delavan Facility Expansion | $1,000,000 |
| 70.7 | Red River Grain Company | Track Rehabilitation | $370,213 |
| 68.5 | KT Transload LLC | Rail Line Improvements to support economic development | $536,181 |
| 68 | Minnesota Valley Regional Railroad Authority | Minnesota River Bridge Rehabilitation | $322,145 |
| 67.8 | Drywall Supply, Inc. | Drywall Supply Rail Spur - Faribault | No award |
| 67.3 | Progressive Rail, Inc. | Phase 1-Comus Line Track Rehab Project ( Faribault, MN) | No award |
| 66 | Midwest Protein | Rail and Freight Loading Improvement | No award |
| 65.4 | Twin Cities & Western Railroad Company | TC&W Mainline Turnout Installation and Track Extension Project for New Unloading/Loading Site | No award |
| 51.6 | Rainy Lake Oil & Propane | Rainy Lake Oil & Propane Rail Project | No award |
| 40.8 | North Shore Scenic Railroad | Railroad Track Enhancement for North Shore Scenic Railroad Storage Building | No award |
2022 MRSI grant
| Score | Applicant | Description | Amount awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87.8 | Minnesota Commercial RR | Broadway Siding Rail Upgrade | $301,350 |
| 87.1 | Progressive Rail Inc. | Rosemount Siding Extension | $609,357 |
| 85.4 | City of Newfolden | Flood Prevention Project | $600,000 |
| 84 | Duluth Seaway Port Authority | North Loop Modernization - Clure Public Marine Term. | $1,155,701 |
| 82.8 | Twin Cities & Western Railroad Company | Eden Prairie Rail Access & Unloading/Loading Site | $690,000 |
| 80.8 | American Crystal Sugar Company | Rail Spur | $270,000 |
| 75.5 | Heartland Corn Products | Railyard Expansion | $1,000,000 |
| 72.9 | Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) | Marshall Starch Production Realignment | $1,873,592 |
| 68 | Northern Lines Railway - Anacostia Lines | NLR Rockville Line Improvement | No award |
| 66.8 | Minnesota Northern Railroad | Warroad Subdivision Minnesota Northern Railroad | No award |
| 56.9 | North Shore Scenic Railroad | Railroad Track Enhancement for North Shore Scenic Railroad Storage Building | No award |
| 51.2 | Rainy Lake Oil | Oil Fuel Terminal Project | No award |
| 50.6 | Post Consumer Brands | CMP Farina Rail Car Unload | No award |
| 46.8 | Rainy Lake Oil | Oil Terminal Project | No award |
| 43 | St. Louis & Lake Counties Regional Railroad Authority | Knife River Depot Rail Siding Installation | No award |
| 15.6 | Ottertail Valley Railroad | OTVR Signals Improvement | No award |
2021 MRSI grant
| Score | Applicant | Description | Amount awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70.7 | Voyageur Capital Group | Grand Rapids Industrial Park | $1,145,800 |
| 69.5 | Farmers Co-operative Elevator Company | Grain Elevator Siding | $250,000 |
| 69.3 | Duluth Seaway Port Authority | Rail Curve Crossing | $647,481 |
| 68.5 | Farmers Grain Terminal - Thief River Falls | Track and Rail Crossing | $820,000 |
| 66.8 | Fairfax Rail Siding | Spur connection to MN Prairie Line | $500,000 |
| 65.5 | Minnesota Commercial Railway | Bridge Repairs | $210,319 |
| 64.7 | Carleton Capital | Carleton Rail Access 2021 Fergus Falls | $480,369 |
| 64.0 | Central Region Cooperative | Buffalo Lake Facility Expansion | No award |
| 56.8 | Owatonna Business Park | Rail Access Project | No award |
| 55.7 | Ellis & Eastern | Bridge Rehab Project Nobles and Rock Cty | No award |
| 55.2 | US OIL | Bibawabik Transload Facility | No award |
| 51.3 | Ellis & Eastern | Luverne Spur Project | No award |
| 49.0 | IPS Cranes | Industrial Track Duluth | No award |
| 48.5 | North Shore Scenic Railroad | Storage Building | No award |
| 46.7 | Progressive Rail | Bloomington Run Around Track Project | No award |
| 46.2 | Ellis & Eastern | Bridge Elimination Project Nobles and Rock Cty | No award |
| 45.0 | Progressive Rail | Rosemount Run Around Track Project | No award |
| 44.8 | Ellis & Eastern | AGATE Expansion | No award |
| 44.7 | Step Saver | Randolph Improvements | No award |
| 39.7 | Rainy Lake Oil | Rail Oil Terminal | No award |
| 29.3 | Ellis & Eastern | Rail Extension Project Nobles County | No award |