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A study in Science found that travel restrictions could delay the initial arrival of COVID-19 in a country but had only modest overall effects unless combined with infection prevention and control measures to significantly reduce transmission. [7] [8] [9] These findings are consistent with prior research on influenza and other communicable ...
U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak told a U.S. House of Representatives panel on Thursday it expects to be forced to temporarily cut some service in January because of a COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
In October 2020, Amtrak temporarily reduced service on all long-distance routes, including the Capitol Limited, to three days per week due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [14] Regular daily service was restored on May 31, 2021, with funding from the American Rescue Plan .
Though many 24-hour Amtrak trips call for "night hours" starting around 10 p.m., passengers can be noisy at any time. I recommend bringing heavy-duty, over-the-ear headphones to block out rowdy ...
I've been on over 25 long-haul train rides since I started working as a travel writer in 2015. I tend to take one or two train trips each year, traveling the US in quadrants and stopping in ...
In January 2019, Amtrak removed the baggage car from the Boston section of the train, thereby eliminating all checked baggage and bike service between Boston and Albany. The New York section retained its baggage car. [20] From October 1, 2020, to May 31, 2021, daily service was reduced to three trains per week due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [21 ...
In April 2020, the Downeaster was suspended as part of Amtrak service reductions during the COVID-19 pandemic. [37] A single round trip resumed between Boston and Brunswick on June 15, 2020. [38] Service was increased to four daily round trips in July 2020; the full five round trips resumed on May 3, 2021. [39]
Amtrak will need to reduce service in January unless more employees get vaccinated against COVID-19, the passenger rail system’s president says. Stephen Gardner says about 95% of Amtrak workers ...