Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
One June 12th, 2015, Senator Schumer visited Alstom Transport in the City of Hornell to urge the Department of Transportation (USDOT) to green light Amtrak's efforts to buy brand new Acela trains. Schumer said the roughly $3 billion train project could significantly improve rail safety and Amtrak service, as well as boost the local economy and create hundreds of good paying middle-class jobs in communities like Hornell. Schumer explained that Amtrak is currently seeking the necessary federal approvals to purchase new high-speed trains for the Acela service along the Northeast Corridor, which could mean great things for Upstate New York. Specifically, Schumer said that if Amtrak gained the federal approvals needed to move forward with buying the new trains it could help companies like Alstom, which has, for more than 150 years, manufactured and serviced trains in their Hornell manufacturing facility, as well as countless other companies throughout New York, creating good-paying, sustainable and high-skilled manufacturing jobs.