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Amtrak says it has begun rescheduling in anticipation of disruptions to rail service later this week. looming strike.
“While we hope that the parties will reach a resolution, Amtrak has begun a phased adjustment of service in preparation for possible disruptions to freight train service later this week,” Amtrak said in a statement. “A disruption like this could have a huge impact on Intercity. Passenger rail serviceBecause Amtrak operates nearly all of its 21,000 miles of track outside the Northeast Corridor (NEC) on track owned, maintained and shipped by freight rail. โ
Amtrak said the adjustments were necessary “to allow trains to reach the terminal before freight train service is interrupted if negotiations do not yield results.”
Amtrak said most travel within the Amtrak-owned Northeast Corridor (Boston-New York-Washington) would not be affected, and only a small number of Northeast regional departures would be affected.
Empire Service between New York and Albany, Keystone Service between New York and Harrisburg, Amtrak Hartford Line between New Haven and Springfield, Massachusetts, and Downeaster between Boston and Brunswick, Maine will continue as scheduled. .
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However, all Amtrak long-distance trains are suspended on Thursdays. On Thursday night, Amtrak said frequencies supported by the following states were canceled: Capitol Corridor, Amtrak Cascade, Heartland Flyer, Illinois Service, Michigan Service, Pacific Surfliner (partially), Piedmont, and San Francisco. Joakins, Springfield Service (north of Springfield), and Virginia Service.
“Amtrak will notify affected and potentially affected customers of this situation, reschedule the customer’s reservation to another travel date, and refund the fare difference for departures through October 31st,” Amtrak said in a statement. We will either waive or, upon request, issue a full refund without a cancellation fee,” Amtrak said. “The service update for Friday, September 16th will be announced on Thursday.”
The schedule adjustment comes after approximately 4,900 members of International Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 19 voted to reject the interim agreement negotiated between IAM leaders and the railroads. , the union said Wednesday.
The IAM has agreed to postpone the strike by its members until September 29 to give more time for negotiations and allow other unions to vote.
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The railroad is trying to reach an agreement with all other unions to avoid a strike by Friday’s deadline.The unions are BNSF, Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern, CSX, Kansas City Southern, and It’s not allowed to go on strike until Friday under federal law that governs rail contract negotiations involving Canadian National’s U.S. operations.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.