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Amtrak cancels some long-distance trips as freight strike threat looms

Any disruption would affect a passenger rail industry already weakened by 2 1/2 years of the pandemic

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Updated September 12, 2022 at 5:51 p.m. EDT|Published September 12, 2022 at 3:31 p.m. EDT
An Amtrak train leaves Burlington, Vt., for New York. A looming strike by freight rail workers could affect some long-distance Amtrak lines. (Lisa Rathke/AP)
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A possible strike by freight rail workers began to disrupt the nation’s passenger rail Monday, while potentially rattling commutes and cross-country travel for thousands of Americans if a strike isn’t averted.

Amtrak announced Monday that interruptions will begin Tuesday on its national network. The passenger railroad said it is pulling trains on three long-distance routes “to avoid possible passenger disruptions while on route.”