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Ground Broken for Rail/Air Intermodal Station Ground Was Broken on Wednes­ Day, October 13, for a Unique Demon­ Stration Project in U.S Vol. 3, No. 19 October 15,1976 Ground Broken For Rail/Air Intermodal Station Ground was broken on Wednes­ day, October 13, for a unique demon­ stration project in U.S. intermodal transportation - this country's only intercity air f rail passenger station. The site of the ground breaking is in Maryland's Anne Arundel County immediately adjacent to the electri­ fied main line of Amtrak's Washing­ ton-New York-Boston rail corridor and about one mile from the main terminal of Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI). Among those participating in the ceremony were Maryland's United States Senators J. Glenn Beall and Charles McC . Mathias; U. S. Rep­ resentative Marjorie Holt, whose dis­ trict includes both the airport and the proposed intermodal station; Richard E. Pinkham, Amtrak director of commuter operations, Northeast Ready at their shovels f or the B WI Station groundbreaking were Richard Corridor and Maryland Secretary of Pinkham of Amtrak's Northeast Corridor Group, Senator J. Glenn Beall, Transportation Harry R. Hughes. Congresswoman Marjorie Holt, Maryland DOT Secretary Harry Hughes and The concept of the air/ rail station Senator Charles McC. Mathias. was first studied in detail in a 1968 re­ port prepared for the U.S. Depart­ Swedish Locomotive In Service ment of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration by the con­ A lightweight electric locomotive one round-trip daily, Monday sulting firm of Gibbs and Hill, Inc. from Sweden made its inaugural run through Friday, operating at Metro­ The effort to secure federal funding in revenue service for Amtrak on (See Swedish Locomotive, Page 8) Tuesday, October 1, marking the first time that a high-speed foreign elec­ . '~ """"'/ . I tric locomotive has been used in this ------.. country. The locomotive, being leased by Amtrak from ASEA of Sweden, went into service hauling Amtrak's States­ man, a regular Washington-to-Bos­ ton train using Amtrak's new Am­ fleet cars. In ceremonies at Washington Union Terminal marking the inau­ gural, Amtrak President Paul H. Reistrup announced that starting the following week, the Swedish locomo­ Amtrak President Reistrup waves as ASEA heads out of Washington's Union tive with Amfleet cars would make Terminal. in the Congress was led by Senators tion. It was the Gibbs and Hill study station and airport by shuttle buses. Beall and Mathias and Representative which first pointed out that, while Additionally, because of residential Holt. In 1975 the Congress appro­ major air and rail connecting facili­ and industrial growth in the area priated the $1.5 million needed to ties have proven successful in other around the airport, the planners fore­ begin construction of the new station countries, nothing similar has been see that the new station will attract and its supporting facilities. Am­ tried here. substantial numbers of new intercity trak's Board of Directors authorized The Amtrak and Maryland DOT rail passengers and more passengers work to start last August. planners project that the new station for existing rail commuter services. Preliminary architectural and en­ will draw its passengers from interna­ The proposed air/ rail station will gineering plans have been completed tional or domestic air travelers using be designed for convenient transfer and Amtrak is selecting a firm to BWI but originating from or destined of passengers between air, rail and complete detailed designs and speci­ for any of the cities accessible by highway transportation. It will in­ fications. Construction could begin rail in the Washington-New York clude a waiting area, train platforms as early as next spring with the station corridor. Principal cities feeding the with shelters and a parking lot. The ready for use by the end of next year. air/ rail market would, of course, be Maryland Department of Transporta­ The Maryland Department of Baltimore and Washington, but tion will provide land for the build­ Transportation and its State Aviation Wilmington, Philadelphia and even ings and parking lot, as well as the ac­ Administration which operates Balti­ New York could be conceivable end cess roads, the shuttle bus service and more-Washington International air­ points for air travelers. a passenger lounge in the airport port, has been an enthusiastic suppor­ Air passengers making rail connec­ building. ter of the proposed air/ rail connec- tions will be moved between the rail I" Shenandoah" Inaugural Scheduled, Amfleet, Daytime Service Amtrak has announced schedules, train through some of the most scenic passenger equipment between Wash­ fares, and a special inaugurannp-for parts of Maryland, West Virginia, ington and Cinci{lIlati in over 20 the new Washington-Parkersburg­ and Ohio, and will use new Amfleet years. Cincinnati train, the Shenandoah, equipment. The Amfleet is already Amtrak will give people along the scheduled to begin service on October used on the Washington-Cumber­ route a chance to inspect the Amfleet 31. land Blue Ridge, but the Shenan­ and learn about the new service on The Shenandoah will be a daytime doah will be the first use of new October 29-30, when a special in­ augural train will make a westbound trip. It will go from Washington to Parkersburg on the 29th and from Parkersburg to Cincinnati on the 30th. Carrying Amtrak, railroad and government officials, the train will be met by city officials at each sta­ tion on the route. At Cumberland, Keyser, Parkersburg, Athens, Chilli­ cothe and Cincinnati, the public will be invited to walk through the train. The regular schedule, beginning Oct. 31, calls for a 9:25 a.m. de­ parture from Washington, with stops in Silver Spring, Md., at 9:37; Rock­ ville at 9:48; Brunswick at 10:20; Harpers Ferry at 10:30; Martinsburg at 10:55; Cumberland at 12:30 p.m.; and Keyser, W. Va., at 1:10 p.m. Badger fans arrive in Madison, Wisconsin on a special/ootball train/or the Continuing westbound, it will stop Wisconsin-Washington State game September 25. Wisconsin took the game in Oakland, Md., at 2:10 p.m.; 35 to 26. Two more trains are planned/or this/all. Rowlesburg, W.Va., at 2:55; Graf- 2 ton at 4:00; Clarksburg at 4:45; Parkersburg at 7:15; Athens, Ohio, at 8: 10; Chillicothe at 9:30; arriving in Cincinnati at 11 :59 p.m. Eastbound, the Shenandoah will leave Cincinnati at 6:45 a.m., and stop in Chillicothe at 9:15; Athens at 10:35; Parkersburg at 11 :30; Clarks­ burg at 2:00 p.m.; Grafton at 2:50; Rowlesburg at 3:50; and Oakland at 4:35 p.m. Continuing eastbound it will make stops in Keyser at 5:35 p.m.; Cumber­ land at 6:18 Martinsburg at 7:55; Harpers Ferry at 8:20; Brunswick at 8:30; Rockville at 9:05; Silver Spring at 9:20; and will arrive at Washington Union Station at 9:40 p.m. Amtrak employees in the east will be interested in knowing that Oakland, Md., is the stop for Deep Creek Lake, a popular recreation area in Western Maryland, offering A mock-up shows the planned technical training center in Beech Grove, Ind. various summer sporting facilities (boating and swimming) and winter gigs (skiing and skating.) I Board Approves Technical Training Center I Station Renovation Amtrak's Board of Directors, at said Amtrak President Paul H. A $1 million station renovation and its September 29 meeting, approved Reistrup. "Formal training is a neces­ construction program is underway on construction of a $1.8 million tech­ sity because of our advancing tech­ ten stations along the route, and most nical training center at the Beech nology, especially with use of the new of the work will be completed by the Grove, Indiana, shops. Amfleet and the future acquisition of start of service on October 31. New The facility, expected to be com­ bi-level passenger cars." stations are being built in Cumber­ pleted and in operation by mid-I977, Amtrak expects to assign a total of land and Parkersburg. Heated, glass will include classrooms, an audio 228 employees from around the na­ enclosed shelters are being con­ visual center and laboratory for use tion to the facility temporarily for structed at Rowlesburg, Grafton, by mechanical, electrical and super­ training during its first year in opera­ Athens and Chillicothe. Existing visory forces enrolled in apprentice­ tion. stations are being renovated at Keyser ship and advanced training programs. The center will be located within an and Clarksburg. Station work also in­ "This is a major step in our efforts existing shop building at Beech cludes installation of platform light­ to train craftsmen in the complexi­ Grove. ing, building new platforms, or re­ ties of passenger car maintenance," Amtrak has made Beech Grove the pairing existing ones. central overhaul point for cars from all over its nationwide system. The Cincinnati Expansion plant employs 600 people and has a At Cincinnati, Amtrak is doubling will offer comfortable coach seats, yearly payroll of $9.8 million. the size of the station, expanding the with individual tray tables and read­ Since Amtrak acquired the plant in parking lot, and extending the plat­ ing lights at each seat; carpeting on 1975 from Penn Central, production form to accommodate up to 16 pas­ floors, walls and ceilings for extra has increased from 208 cars rebuilt senger cars. In addition, facilities sound absorption; electrically con­ per year to 320. The rebuilding cost are being constructed to handle rou­ trolled heating and air conditioning; per car has declined from an average tine maintenance, cleaning, and turn­ and improved suspension systems for of $47,890 to $45,070. around servicing of the Shenandoah. a smoother ride. The Beech Grove shop facilities Work on the Cincinnati station is The Shenandoah will also carry an and land cover 64 acres, including expected to be complete by the end of Amcafe food service car with every­ almost 13 acres under roof, and are 1976.
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