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A Moment of Truth for Amtrak.

During the worst days of the coronavirus, people were avoiding crowds, which meant they weren’t traveling. As a consequence, ridership on Amtrak’s long-distance trains dropped to around 15% of capacity, which was pretty awful, of course. Nevertheless, those trains continued to operate daily, although with fewer coaches and sleepers. . But now, in this moment-in-time,…

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More Cuts Coming from Amtrak.

The Amtrak leadership is continuing its cost-cutting, despite negative response from Rail Passengers Association and almost universal opposition from numerous sources, including individual travelers. The new directive says that, effective October 1st, all overnight trains east of the Mississippi River will transition from whatever it is they are now doing to what Amtrak persists in…