New York City Commuters Face 44 Days of Amtrak Service Cuts in July and August
- Plan calls for daily track work to pause on holiday weekends
- Pennsylvania Station maintenance stepped up after derailments
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Amtrak is anticipating as many as 44 days of limited service this summer for repairs at Pennsylvania Station in a preliminary plan that appears to favor the national passenger railroad’s needs over those of a half-million daily New York City commuters.
Much of the track and platform work would take place during weekdays, when New Jersey Transit and Long Island Rail Road riders jam the station during rush hours. No major track outages are scheduled during the July 4th and Labor Day holiday weekends, when workers typically have off and Amtrak has a ridership spike.