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AMTRAK ADVANCES MAJOR RAIL YARD UPGRADES IN PHILADELPHIA
Similar improvements have been planned along the Northeast Corridor and in the Pacific Northwest.
Amtrak has awarded a construction contract for the first of six major maintenance facilities around the country that will help modernize maintenance practices and ensure a successful transition from an aging fleet to modern, state-of-the-art trains.
Herzog Contracting Corporation will design and construct a new Heavy Maintenance Facility at Amtrak’s Penn Coach Yard in Philadelphia. This facility will service many of Amtrak’s Acela and Northeast Regional trains that operate up and down the Northeast Corridor (NEC), which today provides more than 12 million annual trips and growing.
Amtrak’s facility investments will prepare sites around the country for new trains that will begin serving customers in the coming years. In the immediate future:
- Six rail yards (five in the Northeast and one in the Pacific Northwest) will be upgraded with new facilities to support maintenance activities, routine inspections, equipment repairs and minor service and cleaning needs.
- Several layover facilities outside the NEC will also be built or renovated. These are located along existing routes where trains are cleaned, serviced or stored.
Amtrak is transforming train travel with brand new trains slated to replace a majority of the existing fleet. New Acela testing is underway, Amtrak Airo manufacturing is ramping up and procurement has formally begun to replace the current Long Distance fleet.
Over the next year, additional contract awards are expected for similar facility upgrades in Seattle, Washington DC, New York City and Boston. These projects are part of Amtrak’s plan to modernize trains, enhance stations, and upgrade critical infrastructure like century-old tunnels and bridges.
Over the next year, additional contract awards are expected for similar facility upgrades in Seattle, Washington DC, New York City and Boston. These projects are part of Amtrak’s plan to modernize trains, enhance stations, and upgrade critical infrastructure like century-old tunnels and bridges.
