WASHINGTON — Amtrak has completed the nine-day project that halted most operations south of Washington Union Station and resumed normal service, the railroad said today (Oct. 26).
Virginia Railway Express service to and from Union Station has also resumed, after originating and terminating at the L’Enfant station Oct. 19-23.
“This concentrated construction period allowed our teams to make significant improvements to critical infrastructure while limiting the amount of time it was out of service,” Jennifer Mitchell, Amtrak executive vice president of strategy and planning, said in a press release. “We’re grateful to Virginia Railway Express, Virginia Passenger Rail Authority, and North Carolina Department of Transportation for working closely with us to coordinate service during the outage, and to our customers for their patience and flexibility as we completed this important work to improve reliability for years to come.”…