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Amtrak opens Seattle maintenance facility built for its new Airo trains

Leading Amtrak's Seattle yard modernization

Amtrak's new Seattle maintenance building is 700 feet long and holds an entire Airo trainset under one roof. Crews cut the ribbon on Oct. 23, 2026, after a two-year build that came in $50 million under its $250 million budget.

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"We are dealing with a historic amount of infrastructure improvements, specifically with the IIJA funding that we received."

from Amtrak opens Seattle maintenance facility built for its new Airo trains · Updated 2 hours ago

"Some of the projects are really geared toward the trainsets we bought…not only for maintenance but for increased capacity."

from Amtrak opens Seattle maintenance facility built for its new Airo trains · Updated 2 hours ago