Amtrak has started to preemptively suspend service because its track will be affected if freight rail workers go on strike.
Negotiations are ongoing between unions and railroad companies. If they don't come to an agreement, the first national rail strike in 30 years could start early Friday.
While Amtrak is not involved in the negotiations, service has already been adjusted on track that could be affected by the dispute. All long-distance Amtrak trains are canceled starting on Thursday, September 15.No."The negotiations do not involve Amtrak or the Amtrak workforce," Amtrak said in a statement earlier this week.Amtrak is preemptively suspending some service because its track will be affected if freight rail workers go on strike.
"Amtrak operates almost all of our 21,000 route miles outside the Northeast Corridor on track owned, maintained, and dispatched by freight railroads," said Marc Magliari, an Amtrak spokesman. The passenger rail carrier said it would only operate trains this week that it"can ensure will have enough time to reach their final destinations by 12:01 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 16."No. Amtrak said most travel within the Northeast corridor would not be affected and Acela would operate a full schedule. Related branch lines to Albany, New York; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; and Springfield, Massachusetts, also would not be affected.
The cancellations"could be followed by impacts to most state-supported routes," Amtrak said on Wednesday. Here's a breakdown on suspended services:
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