advertisement

---

On March 19, state, local and congressional representatives will join Amtrak officials to reopen the recently renovated Amtrak station in Wilmington, Del.

The facility will be renamed the Joseph P. Biden Jr. Railroad Station iin honor of Vice President Joe Biden, who regularly used the station to travel between Delaware and Washington, D.C., during his 36-year tenure as a U.S. senator.

The $37.7 million renovation, which took nearly two years to complete, was funded with $5.7 million from Amtrak, $20 million in federal stimulus dollars, $2 million from the Delaware Department of Transportation and $10 million in funds through SAFETEA-LU and other federal appropriations bills.

Meanwhile, Amtrak and the Maryland Transit Administration have partnered with Washington Union Station stakeholders to install a new LED train information board in the station’s main hall. The board was part of a two-year, $1.9 million project to improve the station’s signage.  The Amtrak/Maryland Area Regional Commuter joint benefits capital program funded the project.