Federal infrastructure funding will be used to modernize D.C.’s Ivy City maintenance yard and five other sites across the nation.
Amtrak is buying 83 multi-powered Airo trains from Siemens Mobility to replace some of the carrier’s 50-year-old rail cars. The Airo trains, which are being manufactured in California, will carry passengers in 2026 in the Pacific Northwest. They eventually will operate in the Northeast Corridor, on Amtrak’s Palmetto route along the East Coast and along several state-supported routes.Amtrak also has plans to replace decades-old rail cars that service its long-distance routes.
The work will include the demolition of some structures, track relocation and converting storage areas into service tracks. Structures built in the mid-1980s will be rebuilt with raised roofs to allow for more overhead space for machinery, the addition of a catenary system and space to safelyThe battle that will determine the future of American passenger rail
DJ Stadtler, executive director of the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority, which is overseeing the state’s plan to double intercity Amtrak trains within the decade, said the facility upgrades are critical for maintenance of the future fleet and reducing the time trains spend at maintenance yards. Amtrak is a top travel choice in the Northeast. With an ally in the White House, it wants trains in the rest of America.
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