{"id":61391,"date":"2024-06-07T15:46:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T05:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=61391"},"modified":"2024-06-07T12:50:53","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T02:50:53","slug":"amtrak-accessibility-upgrades-at-west-tennessee-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=61391","title":{"rendered":"Amtrak Accessibility Upgrades at West Tennessee Station"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Amtrak customers can enjoy a more accessible and comfortable experience at the Newbern-Dyersburg Station<\/a> with the completion of $3.5 million in upgrades. The Amtrak City of New Orleans<\/em><\/a> stops twice daily while traveling between Chicago, via Carbondale, Ill., and New Orleans, via Memphis and Jackson, Miss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWith construction, renovation, repair, and upgrade projects at stations across the country, station accessibility is a priority we\u2019re actively pursuing with funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act<\/a>,\u201d said Dr. David Handera, Amtrak Vice President, Accessibility, Stations and Facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe want all of our stations to provide a welcoming and comfortable environment for every customer,\u201d he said at a ribbon-cutting at the station in West Tennessee with state tourism commissioner Mark Ezell and Newbern Mayor Pam Mabry..<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To provide smoother pathways for passengers with disabilities, Amtrak installed a new 350-foot platform with historically inclusive features integrating key elements of the 104-year-old station, which includes the Newbern Depot & Railroad Museum, an Amtrak waiting room and a grand room for public functions with the surrounding community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other improvements include new accessible parking, public right-of-way access with sloped accessible walkways and safety barriers, energy efficient LED light fixtures providing full-coverage lighting along the pathways and at the platform, a new wheelchair lift with secure enclosure and new signage. Much of the work was done by local sub-contractors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This investment is part of an Amtrak commitment to creating safer, accessible facilities across the National Network through its Accessible Stations Program. Since 2011 Amtrak has made more than $870 million in upgrades at 123 stations across the country, providing a better travel experience for customers with disabilities. Another 30 stations are targeted for completion this fiscal year as Amtrak works toward 100% completion by 2029<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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