Amtrak unveils first rail car funded by stimulus
RANDALL CHASE Associated Press Writer= BEAR, Del. (AP) â?? Amtrak has wasted little time using its $1.3 billion slice of the federal stimulus package, unveiling the first of 81 passenger cars to be restored with the help of economic recovery funds. Passenger car no. 25103, damaged a few years ago in a yard collision but now completely refurbished â?? complete with that “new car” interior smell â?? was shown off Monday at Amtrak’s maintenance facility in Bear. More than 100 hard-hatted workers joined Amtrak president and CEO Joseph Boardman in celebrating completion of its restoration. The car, refitted at a cost of about $687,000, will rejoin the Amtrak fleet next week and will be used on…
from WN.com – World News
