Amtrak Reverses Plan to Cut Service, Changes Vaccine Mandate

Amtrak says it won’t reduce service on long-distance routes in 2022, which it previously planned due to an expected shortage of workers when its vaccine mandate takes effect.

Amtrak is temporarily reverting to its original policy that will allow for testing as an alternative to vaccination, the company’s CEO, Bill Flynn, told employees in a memo Tuesday. The change follows a federal district court pausing enforcement of the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for contractors.

“This caused the company to reevaluate our policy and to address the uncertainty about the federal requirements that apply to Amtrak,” Flynn said in the ...