WASHINGTON — Amtrak has received a $19 million grant from the Federal Railroad Administration to convert a storage track at Washington Union Station into a passenger platform.
WTOP reports the project will require installing new track, rebuilding a passenger platform, restoring columns, and adding an escalator, elevator, and stairs to allow access to the track on the station’s lower level. The platform, which will be used by Amtrak and Virginia Railway Express, will open in 2022.
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