Train operator Amtrak has agreed to pay $2.25 million to more than 1,500 people and fix inaccessible stations as part of a disability discrimination complaint, the Department of Justice announced Wednesday. The DOJ filed a complaint against Washington, D.C.-headquartered Amtrak in December 2020 over alleged violations of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). Under the ADA, enacted by…
Growing Number of Companies and Organizations Are Walking Back Vaccination Requirements
More and more businesses in recent days have walked back previous rules mandating COVID-19 as a condition for employment in a bid to keep workers. Earlier this week, Amtrak—a quasi-public corporation—became the latest to rescind its vaccine requirement amid concerns about staff shortages and cut service in January. In a memo sent to staff that…
Amtrak Suspends COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Employees: Chief Executive
Passenger railroad operator Amtrak said Tuesday it will suspend its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees and no longer expects service disruptions in January. Amtrak Chief Executive Bill Flynn said in a memo obtained by The Epoch Times that employees who aren’t vaccinated can get tested instead. Fewer than 500 Amtrak workers are unvaccinated, he said….
Amtrak to Complete Long-Awaited Scranton, Pennsylvania, to New York Route
November 29, 2021
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A long-awaited passenger rail route connecting New York City to Scranton, Pennsylvania, is on track to be completed in three to five years through funding from the recently passed federal infrastructure bill. With the bill, Congress gave Amtrak $66 billion, the largest investment in Amtrak since its creation in 1971, according to Bob Hay, chairman…
Amtrak Passenger Describes Montana Derailment
One of the passengers who survived the derailment of an Amtrak train in rural Montana last month is telling his story. The crash killed three people and injured dozens of others. Justin Ruddell of Klamath Falls, Oregon, says he was in a bathroom when the train car suddenly derailed. He said the car burst open…
Shots Fired on Amtrak Train in Arizona, 1 in Custody
One person is in custody after someone opened fire Monday aboard an Amtrak train in Tucson, Arizona, police said. The shooting happened just after 8 a.m. on a train parked at the station in the city’s downtown. Authorities say the scene has been secured and no threat remains. There are no reported injuries to the…
Couple Celebrating 50th Anniversary Died in Train Derailment
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Don Varnadoe spent months watching videos about train trips on his office computer in preparation for a special cross-country vacation to celebrate his and Margie Varnadoe’s 50th wedding anniversary. He phoned his co-workers in coastal Georgia, where he sold real estate for decades, from the first leg of their trip Friday to let them…
Montana Rescuers Praised in Amtrak Derailmen
Federal investigators are examining overturned rail cars and a stretch of tracks as they try to determine why an Amtrak train derailed in rural Montana over the weekend. The accident killed three people and hospitalized seven others. The coordinator of emergency services for Liberty County, Montana, Sarah Robbin, said the weather was good at the…
At Least 3 Dead, Multiple Injured After Amtrak Train Derails in Montana
At least three people have been declared dead and multiple injured after an Amtrak train derailed on Saturday afternoon in North-Central Montana, an official at a local sheriff’s office said. The Empire Builder train, which departed from Chicago for Seattle, derailed around 3:55 p.m. local time near the small town of Joplin, Amtrak spokesman Jason…
Amtrak to Require Employee COVID-19 Vaccinations
Passenger railroad Amtrak said on Tuesday it will require nearly all of its 18,000 employees be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 by Nov. 22. The railroad said in an email to employees that it will only allow regular coronavirus testing in lieu of vaccines for medical and religious accommodations.
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