The future Omaha Streetcar Vehicle Maintenance Facility is taking shape at the southeastern corner of CHI Health Center Omaha’s Lot A in the shadow of the Interstate 480 viaduct. The site is just west of the Kiewit Luminarium.
The Vehicle Maintenance Facility will serve several functions at once with the most two important being a place for streetcar operators to report and to maintain the streetcar vehicles. The building will be where streetcar operators start and end their day and serve an essential safety role of making sure that operators are fit for duty. The supervisors will also report here and keep the system under control through a mobile device that tracks the system.
The facility will also provide offices for the streetcar manager. The vehicle maintenance will include bays and overhead areas for maintaining the equipment on the streetcar to keep them in good working order – space for light maintenance to complete any necessary repairs. In conjunction with this will be parts storage and training areas for mechanics as well as operators. Finally, the facility will include a place to wash the streetcar vehicles and store them when not in use.
Photo by Eric Miller
