Amtrak Announces Siemens as Preferred Bidder for New Equipment
May 1, 2021, 12:49 pm
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Amtrak Announces Siemens as Preferred Bidder for New Equipment
An April 21, 2021 Press Release:
April 21, 2021
Amtrak Announces Siemens as Preferred Bidder for New Equipment
New Fleet will Improve Safety and Enhance Customer Experience
WASHINGTON – After a competitive procurement launched in January of 2019, Amtrak has identified California-based Siemens Mobility Inc. (Siemens) as the preferred bidder to manufacture a new fleet of 83 Intercity Trainsets (ICTs), which will provide dual power in many instances and modern rail amenities to better serve all Amtrak customers. The ICTs will operate on the Northeast Corridor, Palmetto and various state-supported routes and will replace the current Amfleet I, Metroliner cab and Cascades service fleets. Accompanying the contract to manufacture the trainsets will be a long-term service agreement for technical support, spares and material supply.
“This new state-of-the-art equipment will not only provide Amtrak customers with an enjoyable and efficient travel experience, it will also enable us to improve safety, increase passenger capacity and reduce carbon emissions,” said Amtrak CEO Bill Flynn.
Amtrak has targeted summer 2021 for contract execution and notice to proceed and will spend the time between now and then continuing negotiations with Siemens for this generational procurement.
Amtrak Announces Siemens as Preferred Bidder for New Equipment
New Fleet will Improve Safety and Enhance Customer Experience
WASHINGTON – After a competitive procurement launched in January of 2019, Amtrak has identified California-based Siemens Mobility Inc. (Siemens) as the preferred bidder to manufacture a new fleet of 83 Intercity Trainsets (ICTs), which will provide dual power in many instances and modern rail amenities to better serve all Amtrak customers. The ICTs will operate on the Northeast Corridor, Palmetto and various state-supported routes and will replace the current Amfleet I, Metroliner cab and Cascades service fleets. Accompanying the contract to manufacture the trainsets will be a long-term service agreement for technical support, spares and material supply.
“This new state-of-the-art equipment will not only provide Amtrak customers with an enjoyable and efficient travel experience, it will also enable us to improve safety, increase passenger capacity and reduce carbon emissions,” said Amtrak CEO Bill Flynn.
Amtrak has targeted summer 2021 for contract execution and notice to proceed and will spend the time between now and then continuing negotiations with Siemens for this generational procurement.
May 17, 2021, 11:58 am
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Here's a video clip of brand new Amtrak Midwest cars, apparently on their way from the Seimens factory to Amtrak's Beech Grove shop:
May 18, 2021, 4:53 pm
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The video shows Siemens-built cars that were ordered by the Illinois Dept of Transportation for the Midwest regional trains. Here's an August 2020 Railway Age article about that order: For IDOT, New Siemens Ventures My understanding is that the Amtrak order (announced in April 2021) is for the same design of Seimens car.