Amtrak Cancels Many Routes Ahead Of Possible Strike

Axios reports:

Amtrak canceled all of its long-distance routes starting Thursday in response to a potential railroad workers strike. 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.

It is not expected to affect Northeast Corridor, as it is primarily owned by Amtrak. Amtrak workers are not involved in the labor dispute between the country’s largest freight railroad companies and their workers, but most of the passenger railroad’s long routes use track owned and maintained by the freight railroads.

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JUST IN: Amtrak canceled all of its long-distance routes starting tomorrow in response to a potential railroad workers strike.https://t.co/QM1g1xusLu

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