Joseph H. Boardman (L), President of Amtrak, and Jerome Wallut, President of Alstom Transportation Inc., shake hands after unveiling a new high speed train from Alstom Amtrak's Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Railroad Station August 26, 2016 in Wilmington, Delaware. Amtrak on Friday awarded a $1.8 billion deal to French manufacturer Alstom to supply new trains for its key Acela service between Washington, New York and Boston. The landmark deal for 28 new passenger trains will boost Amtrak's speed and capacity along its most heavily used and profitable route from 2021. / AFP PHOTO / Brendan SmialowskiBRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images

Joseph H. Boardman (L), President of Amtrak, and Jerome Wallut, President of Alstom Transportation Inc., take the stage to speak about trains from Alstom at Amtrak's Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Railroad Station August 26, 2016 in Wilmington, Delaware. Amtrak on Friday awarded a $1.8 billion deal to French manufacturer Alstom to supply new trains for its key Acela service between Washington, New York and Boston. The landmark deal for 28 new passenger trains will boost Amtrak's speed and capacity along its most heavily used and profitable route from 2021. / AFP PHOTO / Brendan SmialowskiBRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images

Jerome Wallut, President of Alstom Transportation Inc., takes his seat to hear US Vice President Joe R. Biden speak at Amtrak's Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Railroad Station August 26, 2016 in Wilmington, Delaware. Amtrak on Friday awarded a $1.8 billion deal to French manufacturer Alstom to supply new trains for its key Acela service between Washington, New York and Boston. The landmark deal for 28 new passenger trains will boost Amtrak's speed and capacity along its most heavily used and profitable route from 2021. / AFP PHOTO / Brendan SmialowskiBRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images

Jerome Wallut, President of Alstom Transportation Inc., listens as US Vice President Joe R. Biden speaks at Amtrak's Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Railroad Station on August 26, 2016 in Wilmington, Delaware. Amtrak on Friday awarded a $1.8 billion deal to French manufacturer Alstom to supply new trains for its key Acela service between Washington, New York and Boston. The landmark deal for 28 new passenger trains will boost Amtrak's speed and capacity along its most heavily used and profitable route from 2021. / AFP PHOTO / Brendan SmialowskiBRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images

US Vice President Joe Biden swalks past a train while leaving after speaking about infrastructure at Amtrak's Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Railroad Station onAugust 26, 2016 in Wilmington, Delaware. Amtrak on Friday awarded a $1.8 billion deal to French manufacturer Alstom to supply new trains for its key Acela service between Washington, New York and Boston. The landmark deal for 28 new passenger trains will boost Amtrak's speed and capacity along its most heavily used and profitable route from 2021. / AFP PHOTO / Brendan SmialowskiBRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images

Jerome Wallut, President of Alstom Transportation Inc., speaks about new high speed trains at Amtrak's Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Railroad Station August 26, 2016 in Wilmington, Delaware. Amtrak on Friday awarded a $1.8 billion deal to French manufacturer Alstom to supply new trains for its key Acela service between Washington, New York and Boston. The landmark deal for 28 new passenger trains will boost Amtrak's speed and capacity along its most heavily used and profitable route from 2021. / AFP PHOTO / Brendan SmialowskiBRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images

US Vice President Joe Biden cries while speaking about the death of his son and the support he received from Amtrak employees at Amtrak's Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Railroad Station August 26, 2016 in Wilmington, Delaware. Amtrak on Friday awarded a $1.8 billion deal to French manufacturer Alstom to supply new trains for its key Acela service between Washington, New York and Boston. The landmark deal for 28 new passenger trains will boost Amtrak's speed and capacity along its most heavily used and profitable route from 2021. / AFP PHOTO / Brendan SmialowskiBRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 26: President Barack Obama returns to the White House on August 26, 2016 in Washington, DC. Obama returned after visiting the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)