Impending Rail order next monthNews out 15 hours ago.
Amtrak president Joseph Boardman said during a conference call that it plans to purchase more than 100 locomotives and "several hundred" passenger cars to upgrade its fleet.
Boardman said details of the plan will be announced next month.
Talal Zouaoui of Bombardier in Montreal said the order is good news for the world's largest railway manufacturer and the industry in general.