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May 25, 2005

Amtrak Wilmington Maintenance Facility Tour

WHEN: Wednesday, May 25
TIME: 6:00PM – Light Meal (sandwiches, chips, slaw, soft drinks, and cookies) 7:00PM – Tour of Wilmington Car Shops
WHERE: Amtrak Wilmington Maintenance Facility, 4001 Vandever Avenue, Wilmington, Delaware
COST: $15 per Member & Guests; Non-Members $20 per person
CONTACT: Jim . . .
RSVP: Online at: https://alum.mit.edu/smarTrans/user/Register.dyn?eventID=2675&groupID=158

The three premier Amtrak car shops (maintenance facilities) are in Delaware (2) and in California (1). The Wilmington facility services the entire Northeast Corridor, and is the most active of the three Amtrak car shops. We have been invited by David Gunn, president of Amtrak, to visit and tour the Wilmington facility.

Please join us for a light meal and tour of the Amtrak Wilmington Shops. John Wood, Superintendent of the Amtrak Wilmington Maintenance Facility will be our host. The tour is limited to 50 people so please register early. Dress appropriately for the industrial tour (no open toe shoes or high heels). Members and their guests are $15 each; non-members are $20 each.

Directions to the Amtrak Wilmington Maintenance Facility:

From the North (Philadelphia and PA suburbs):

Take I-95 to PA/DE border. Turn off onto I-495. Go south on I-495 (along the Delaware River) until you reach the “12th Street” Exit from I-495. Drive toward Wilmington (away from the Delaware River) on 12th Street. Go past the prison (on the right) but do not go under the railroad overpass. After the prison, turn right immediately and follow the tracks for about 0.5 miles to the Amtrak Shops. Park in front of, or as near as possible to, the Main Building (the one with the Atrium on the left) and enter thru the doors in the center of the Main Building.

From the South (Delaware southern suburbs, Maryland):

Take I-95 to the I-495 split north of Newport. . Turn onto I-495. Go North on I-495 until you reach the “12th Street” Exit from I-495. Drive toward Wilmington (away from the Delaware River) on 12th Street. Go past the prison (on the right) but do not go under the railroad overpass. After the prison, turn right immediately and follow the tracks for about 0.5 miles to the Amtrak Shops. Park in front of, or as near as possible to, the Main Building (the one with the Atrium on the left) and enter thru the doors in the center of the Main Building.

From the New Jersey:

Take the Delaware Memorial Bridge and follow the signs to I-495 once you arrive in Delaware. Go North on I-495 until you reach the “12th Street” Exit from I-495. Drive toward Wilmington (away from the Delaware River) on 12th Street. Go past the prison (on the right) but do not go under the railroad overpass. After the prison, turn right immediately and follow the tracks for about 0.5 miles to the Amtrak Shops. Park in front of, or as near as possible to, the Main Building (the one with the Atrium on the left) and enter thru the doors in the center of the Main Building.

(Those traveling from New Jersey may also cross the Commodore Berry Bridge at Chester and follow the directions “From the North”.)

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