Freight and Rail
The freight and rail unit works on developing and coordinating state policy on multimodal freight and rail transportation issues, analyzes motor carrier and rail freight transportation in the state and administers the State Rail Service Improvement Fund (SRSIF) that provides loans and grants to railroads, shippers and local units of government for track rehabilitation and construction. Additionally, the freight and rail unit prepares and updates the State Rail Plan and Statewide Multimodal Freight Plan.
KDOT Kansas Statewide Freight and Rail Plans
NOTICE: Open Public Comment Period - The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) is accepting public comments on the Final Draft of the 2022 Kansas State Freight Plan. All public comments are to be submitted online via KDOT’s public comment management portal. All comments must be received by 3:00 p.m. on Friday, December 16th, 2022. The draft State Freight Plan and the online comment portal can be accessed HERE.
KFAC
TFSA
Truck Parking Information Management System (TPIMS)
General Commercial Vehicle Information
General Railroad Information
Contact the Freight and Rail Unit
Rail Crossing Coordinating Section
Rail Loan/Grant Programs
Railroad History and Terms
Railroads in Kansas
Class III Railroads / Short Lines (Freight)
Blackwell Northern Gateway Railroad (BNG)
Blue Rapids Railroad (BRR)
Boothill & Western (BW)
Cimarron Valley Railway (CVR)
Garden City Western (GCW)
Kansas & Oklahoma (KO)
Kansas City Terminal Railway (KCTR)
Kyle Railroad (KYLE)
Missouri & Northern Arkansas (MNA)
Nebraska Kansas Colorado Railway (NKCR)
New Century AirCenter (NCA)
South Kansas & Oklahoma (SKOL)
V & S Railway (VS)
Wichita Terminal Association (WTA)
Governmental Agencies and Organizations
Federal Motor Carrier/Freight Agencies
U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT)
Maps and Publications - Rail and Freight
Freight Corridors Of Significance Map
2016 Kansas Statewide Freight Network
Truck Parking Plan
2016 Kansas Statewide Freight
Network Truck Parking Plan
2016 Kansas Statewide Freight
Network Truck Parking Plan
Appendices
Motor Carrier Maps and Publications
Agricultural Production/Transportation Maps and Publications
Passenger Rail
Amtrak (Amtrak)
Abilene & Smoky Valley (ASV)
Midland Railway (Midland)
Safety