Amtrak has published two Requests for Qualifications (RFQs) that will help deliver new and upgraded train maintenance facilities in Boston, New York City, Seattle and Washington, D.C.
Funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), Amtrak’s facilities upgrade programme will prepare more than 20 sites around the country for new trainsets scheduled to enter service in the coming years.
Six major maintenance facilities will receive significant upgrades to support preventive maintenance, routine inspections, equipment repairs and minor service and cleaning needs. Several layover sites where trains are often cleaned, serviced or stored will also be renovated. Amtrak’s existing heavy maintenance facilities, including sites in Delaware and Indiana, will also continue to play an important role providing equipment maintenance and overhaul capabilities.
Two RFQs are currently active – one for Seattle and another for the three Northeast Corridor sites in Southampton Yard in Boston, Sunnyside Yard in New York and Ivy City Yard in Washington, DC. A separate Request for Proposals (RFP) recently welcomed bids for a Philadelphia site and procurement information for the sixth location, in Rensselaer, N.Y., will be announced at a future date.
“These new facilities and modifications at existing rail yards will help modernise our maintenance practices and ensure a seamless transition from Amtrak’s aging fleet to modern, state-of-the-art equipment,” Amtrak Executive Vice President, Capital Delivery, Laura Mason, said.
The future upgrade of the train maintenance facilities upgrades will help improve service reliability, enable more efficient practices and support projected ridership growth. With new Acela trainsets to be put into operation soon, Amtrak Airo trainsets being built and the process to replace decades-old long distance railcars now underway, these improvements will benefit Amtrak’s existing and future fleet as the company delivers a new era of rail.
In May 2023, Amtrak announced procurement packages for these facilities to help alert potential proposers. The operator says that its procurement portal will provide further solicitation information and submittal requirements.
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