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Elevator-Escalator Consortium Welcomes Its Newest Member

Posted January 2017

The Center is pleased to announce that Amtrak has officially joined the Elevator-Escalator Consortium. As an active member, they will be attending the upcoming Elevator-Escalator meetings in early March, 2017. Amtrak elevator/escalator workers are represented by IBEW and IAM and will directly benefit from Consortium training materials. Representatives from Amtrak along with other member agencies and unions will discuss needs in the following topic areas:

    Future direction and scope of work for the Consortium
    Working on Apprenticeship issues as they apply to each member
    Addressing and development of training, testing, and inspections items

Amtrak operates a nationwide rail network, serving more than 500 destinations in 46 states, the District of Columbia and three Canadian provinces on more than 21,300 miles of routes. The company has more than 20,000 employees. In FY 2015, Amtrak transported over 30.8 million passengers. On an average day, more than 84,600 passengers ride more than 300 Amtrak trains.