Daniel J. Sernovitz Staff Reporter- Washington Business Journal Email | Twitter Washington’s Union Station could reach capacity as early as 2030 based on current ridership patterns, even with the proposed $7 billion overhaul plan Amtrak unveiled Wednesday to much fanfare of city officials. That’s a worst-case scenario, but it’s one Amtrak is planning for even beyond the multibillion-dollar, multi-decade vision it laid out Wednesday afternoon. Its solution, and a project that was first reported by the Washington Business Journal July 10, calls for excavating underneath Union Station to build a new six-track, high-speed rail platform. The underground platform is only mentioned in the...
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