Amtrak has begun another round of service cuts as ridership declines continue because of the coronavirus. The latest changes, all effective Monday, April 6:
— The Downeaster will reduce operations to one round trip a day, in keeping with Maine Gov. Janet Mills’ executive order that no one will use public transportation except for an essential reason. Monday through Friday, southbound train No. 680 and northbound train No. 685 will operate; on Saturdays and Sundays, southbound train No. 692 and northbound No. 693 will operate. This schedule will be in effect until at least April 30.
— The New York-Charlotte Carolinian will be suspended in its entirety through at last May 3.
— Amtrak Cascades service between Seattle and Portland will be reduced to one daily round trip. Trains 501 and 504 will be cancelled; northbound train 500 and southbound No. 505 will continue to operate.
— New York’s Empire Service will be further reduced with the cancellation of trains 69, 231, 230, and 290.
Also, trains 89 and 90, the Palmetto, have been cancelled between Washington and Savannah through Sunday, April 5, because of a shortage of crews in Florence, S.C. And Northeast Regional trains 153 and 192 are cancelled today, April 4, to allow work in Baltimore’s B&P Tunnel.
