Posted on 09/14/2022 1:44:54 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
Amtrak will cancel all long-distance trains beginning on Thursday to avoid disruptions in advance of a potential rail worker strike later this week.
An Amtrak spokesperson said the changes will ensure trains can reach their destinations before the strike, which could begin as early as Friday, and the adjustments could soon extend to other routes.
Amtrak is not involved in the contract negotiations between rail workers and freight companies, but many of its trains run on railroads owned by third parties that would shut down if a strike takes place.
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I take the Amtrak Cascades from Salem, OR to Seattle, return on the Coast Starlight. Much more pleasant at my age than driving I-5. The train is nearly always quite full. In fact, Business class was sold out last time I rode (early June).
The line that used to go across the south, from CA to FL, I think, stopped with Katrina. Never came back.
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