The railroad’s $2.5 billion Acela project for 28 new high-speed trains advances amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Amtrak said last week that it awarded contracts, and work is underway for modification of the maintenance facilities in Washington, New York and Boston. It also said a team of Amtrak engineers is working closely with the manufacturer. Various work groups are leading training, testing and other preparations.The original plan to roll out the trains starting in January had already been pushed back a few months, Decker said.
Production at the Alstom facility in Hornell slowed in March as New York shut down in its effort to halt the spread of the novel coronavirus. The work at the factory, however, was deemed essential, and although there was a reduction in personnel, it didn’t close completely.
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