Sunday Movie: Amtrak’s new trains

Amtrak recently held an exclusive first look ceremony" at their new Airo trainsets coming to certain routes nationwide over the next few years. Today's videos review the new trains, which are coming to our very own Amtrak Cascades route first. The new trains are expected to roll out later this year.

Amtrak is Betting its Future on this Train" (Alan Fisher; Runtime: 14:26)A New Era of American Passenger Trains: Amtrak Airo" (Trains Are Awesome; Runtime: 17:39)

The New York Times covered it on Friday with photos of the construction process at the Siemens Mobility factory in Sacramento, California. (NYT gift link)

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