Will the rail strike affect Amtrak Northeast Corridor?

The rail line said it was phasing in additional schedule adjustments as needed. Most travel in Amtrak's Northeast Corridor and related branch lines to Albany, New York; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; and Springfield, Massachusetts, would not be affected by a strike, the company said.



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Freight railroads own, maintain or dispatch nearly all of the 21,000 miles that Amtrak operates on nationwide. Consequently, passenger trains cannot run on non-Amtrak tracks if there's a freight railroad strike as there will be no dispatchers to direct traffic, and the tracks may be blocked with tied-down trains.

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The following routes are experiencing suspended services: the Southwest Chief, Empire Builder, California Zephyr, City of New Orleans, Coast Starlight, Crescent, Lake Shore Limited, Silver Star, Sunset Limited, Auto Train, Capitol Limited, Cardinal, Palmetto (south of Washington) and Texas Eagle.

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Amtrak canceled all of its long-distance routes starting Thursday in response to a potential railroad workers strike. Why it matters: It's the latest disruption stemming from the looming labor strike that could start as soon as Friday, which would lead to a shutdown of most of the country's railway system.

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Only the nation's freight rail lines face a pending strike, but commuters would likely be affected, too. Many commuter trains travel on tracks maintained and operated by the freight railroads and passenger railroads expect they'll have to shut down their operations once the freight strike starts.

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August 2023. The ASLEF union took action short of a strike which affected some train operators from Monday 31 July to Saturday 5 August and Monday 7 to Saturday 12 August which involved ASLEF members withdrawing from working overtime during this time.

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There will be no trains running on any routes on the two strike days - 30 September and 4 October.

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Every single Northeast Regional train has run with 70 percent or greater on-time performance over the past year.

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If you miss your Amtrak train due to a cancellation, Amtrak will try to accommodate you on the next available train. If there are no available trains, you may be eligible for a refund or credit towards a future trip.

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The simple answer: your Amtrak trip won't be affected by the government shutdown. As we've seen during previous government shutdowns, Amtrak has enough cash on hand to keep the trains running and workers paid in the near term.

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Leave as much time as possible during a rail strike Despite what some operators claim, strike days usually aren't extremely busy (unless there are lots of strike days in a row), so you won't find yourself struggling to board every single train. However, it's a good idea to check where your train starts from.

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