Airo - Amfleet I replacement Siemens Inter City Trainsets (ICT) (2Q 2024)

From April 1, 2024 onward, please post comments discussing the Airo - Amfleet I replacement here. For previous posts regarding the Airo - Amfleet I replacement, please refer to this thread, which is currently locked:

https://www.amtraktrains.com/thread...city-trainsets-ict-2021-1q-2024.80450/page-15

According to a presentation in an annual meeting between the Empire Passenger Rail Association, Amtrak, and NYSDOT, 33 coaches and 2 locomotives for the Amtrak Airo sets are in production, with a full set of shells having already been completed.

Amtrak Equipment Procurement Update as of 4-25-24:

On the Airo trainset: This procurement is moving full speed ahead. They are closing out design efforts.
Working on FAIsd and wrapping up work on various systems. 40 vehicles are in production – 4 Locomotives
and the rest (36) are coaches.
The first will go on the Pacific Northwest for testing – and 12 months later into service.
They are building out a commissioning facility for Airo and others.
Overall, this procurement is progressing “pretty well”.
On the ALC 42: Work on this equipment is progressing steadily with 50+ units in service. The total to be
purchased is 125. Performance has steadily improved -working Amtrak with the OEM has been successful.
On the Long-Distance Fleet: This is an active procurement. Amtrak continues to respond to questions from
the car builders within the RFP process. from NEGC.com