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At several Bay Area stations, Amtrak has completed accessibility upgrades, ensuring a better and more comfortable experience for customers.

Customers can now enjoy a more accessible and comfortable experience at California's Martinez, Hayward, Fremont, and Oakland-Coliseum Stations following the completion of $20.8 million in upgrades.

Amtrak has completed $3.5 million in upgrades at its Newbern-Dyersburg Station in West Tennessee.

Railroad industry news about: Amtrak, $3.5 million in accessibility upgrades, Newbern-Dyersburg Station, Amtrak City of New Orleans, Dr. David Handera. From the editors of Progressive Railroading Magazine

The new 325-foot platform brings Selma-Smithfield Union Depot into compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act. It’s wider and higher, making it easier to reach the stairs...

Improvements include a new 325-foot-long concrete platform that features additional lighting, guardrails and signage, as well as the creation of accessible pathways extending ...

The Selma-Smithfield Union Depot renovations are complete and include a detectable warning system at the station.

Railroad industry news about: Amtrak, Connersville, Indiana, Amtrak Cardinal, Americans with Disabilities Act, ADA, upgrades, lighting, ramp, parking lot, Amtrak Vice President David Handera . From the editors of Progressive Railroading Magazine

Railroad industry news about: Carbondale, Illinois, Southern Illinois Multimodal Station, groundbreaking, Amtrak, Saluki, Illini, Fager-McGee Construction Inc.. From the editors of Progressive Railroading Magazine

With the completion of a $3.2 million project at the Gastonia, North Carolina, station, Amtrak travelers now have a more accessible journey.