Amtrak Infrastructure and Service Expansion Projects

under construction and planned

Amtrak's Board of Directors discussed various infrastructure projects and service expansions including the Portal North Bridge, Hudson Tunnel Project, Connecticut River Bridge at Old Saybrook, East River Tunnel Project, and platform improvements at Boston, Seattle, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C. Fleet expansion with Alstom-built Acela II and Siemens Airo equipment was also mentioned. Service expansions include Mardi Gras Service between Mobile and New Orleans, extension of Roanoke trains to Christiansburg, a second Pennsylvanian train to Pittsburgh, a fifth daily Piedmont frequency in North Carolina, Mountain Rail between Denver and Craig, and new routes north of Denver to Fort Collins, as well as extending trains to Boston and adding service in Wisconsin.