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Passenger Trains > New $84 mil. dollar parking garage (& station) - Claymont DEDate: 03/18/23 16:44 New $84 mil. dollar parking garage (& station) - Claymont DE Author: Mgoldman A new "station" is moving forward along Amtrak's Northeast
Corridor at Claymont, DE. The $84 million dollar parking garage and its attached small passenger station with crosswalk are expected to open this Fall, replacing the original (rebuilt) station located on a curve about a half mile south. The parking garage (and station) are being built on the site of a former steel mill. The land for the $84 million dollar project was donated, thereby affording such an "attractive" price. According to the original multi-million dollar study, the garage and its adjacent small station were to cost a meer $54 million dollars and was to be completed by 2021. Imagine the surprise when it went over budget and got delayed 2 years! The current station will remain as a trailhead for an upcoming riverfront park. https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2022/08/24/new-claymont-de-septa-station-work-disabilities-philadelphia-wilmington/65395599007/ /Mitch Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 03/18/23 17:09 by Mgoldman. ![]() Date: 03/18/23 16:49 Re: New $84 mil. dollar parking garage & train canopy - Claymont Author: Passfanatic Great to see that it's coming along nicely. It will sure be a wonderful facility when it opens, especially benefiting people with mobility limitations and reducing the dwell times at Claymont Station. We have to wonder if it will still be a good station to railfan?
Date: 03/18/23 17:06 Re: New $84 mil. dollar parking garage & train canopy - Claymont Author: Mgoldman Passfanatic Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Great to see that it's coming along nicely. It > will sure be a wonderful facility when it opens, > especially benefiting people with mobility > limitations and reducing the dwell times at > Claymont Station. We have to wonder if it will > still be a good station to railfan? The crosswalk might offer unique views, assuming the catenary poles and wires do not obstruct the view. Still, nothing can come close to the unique location of the original station which is located on an elevated four track curve. Better get your pics now before they fence that off! No doubt the parking will be more than it is at the current station. It's nice that of the $84 million dollars, there was some funds available for some station elements to be incorporated. /Mitch Date: 03/18/23 18:00 Re: New $84 mil. dollar parking garage & train canopy - Claymont Author: Tominde Meanwhile in Newark,DE 18 miles south, the train station has remained incomplete since 2018. Mega plans for reuilding an entire interlocking and reconfiguring track. Trains still use the 85 year old platforms.
![]() Date: 03/18/23 19:13 Re: New $84 mil. dollar parking garage & train canopy - Claymont Author: pdt Ugh..... The electric arc steel mill was kinda cool. they had several SW's. They received scrap and shipped plate steel by rail. They had a lot of near in-house flat cars and gondolas too. Now its a parking garage. The numner of industries that have closed in SE PA, is just overwhelming. IOts sad, IMHO.
Date: 03/18/23 19:19 Re: New $84 mil. dollar parking garage & train canopy - Claymont Author: Passfanatic The brand new transportation center project in NRK is taking way too long to be built. The current station setup doesn't come anywhere near meeting the ADA standard requirements. Back to Claymont, yes, the parking lot will be very big. For those people who live in the north end of Wilmington plus any of the towns along or very close to I-95 between Wilmington and the DE/PA border will likely continue to use Claymont Station. More high level platforms need to get built in Septa territory and starting along the Wilmington/Newark Line would be great. Most of the Septa platforms south of PHL are along straightaways so high level platforms should be built at those first-for instance, Marcus Hook, Chester Transportation Center come to mind. Hopefully after the Claymont Station is done, Septa could start running more trains to Wilmington.
Date: 03/19/23 03:10 Re: New $84 mil. dollar parking garage & train canopy - Claymont Author: boejoe Any mention of Amtrak making this a station stop or is Claymont strictly for SEPTA commuter trains?
Date: 03/19/23 05:24 Re: New $84 mil. dollar parking garage & train canopy - Claymont Author: Passfanatic boejoe Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Any mention of Amtrak making this a station stop > or is Claymont strictly for SEPTA commuter trains? I don't think it's in any plan to have Amtrak trains stop at Claymont. I'd much rather have Amtrak stop at Secaucus Junction(right after Gateway Project is completed) given that that's a connecting to more train and bus routes, than have Amtrak stop at Claymont Station. Date: 03/19/23 15:14 Re: New $84 mil. dollar parking garage & train canopy - Claymont Author: Mgoldman boejoe Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Any mention of Amtrak making this a station stop > or is Claymont strictly for SEPTA commuter trains? It would certainly be more convenient than Wilmington but I doubt you’ll ever see Amtrak servicing two stops located 5 minutes apart from each other. /Mitch Posted from iPhone |