The two agencies are working to complete the transfer of train operations on three lines to Metra while working to agree on financial compensations.

Funded by a $14 million grant from the Federal Railroad Administration, the service will be an upgraded amenity for the record-breaking number of passengers.

Restoring Amtrak passenger rail service through the Magic Valley is suggested in a study released in January from the Federal Railroad Administration.

SNR aims to use RailPower's technology to create hydrogen trains, starting with the 260 short line locomotives in California.