Amtrak Secures $3 Billion for New Trains on 21 Routes, With No Delivery Date Set

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    "title": "Amtrak Secures $3 Billion for New Trains on 21 Routes, With No Delivery Date Set - travelerstoday.com",
    "excerpt": "Riders on 21 Amtrak routes - from the Hiawatha in Wisconsin to the Carolinian in the Carolinas - learned this week that federal grants will fund 43 new trainsets to replace aging equipment on their lines, part of nearly $3 billion awarded to Amtrak on August 14 through the Federal Railroad Administration. The practical question those riders face is the one the announcement does not answer: no manufacturer has been selected, no contract has been signed, and based on how long comparable Amtrak procurement takes, new trains are unlikely to reach the platforms before 2031 at the earliest - while the Siemens Charger locomotive failures causing cancellations on Midwest routes this very month remain a present and ongoing problem. The nearly $3 billion for Amtrak is Amtrak's portion of a larger $5.3 billion Federal Railroad Administration grant round covering 41 projects across 23 states - described by FRA Administrator David Fink as the largest single passenger-rail funding round of the year. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy made the announcement on August 14 at Cincinnati Union Terminal, flanked by Fink and Amtrak Interim President Byl Herrmann. The grants flow through the National Railroad Partnership Program , a competitive fund established under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 that combines several previous grant programs. The single largest piece is...",
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