Amtrak has already suspended two long-distance trains out of Seattle and Portland.
that it has suspended service on two long-distance trains out of Seattle and Portland, and other disruptions could be on the way as national freight rail labor contract negotiations continue.Amtrak has suspended the Empire Builder, which travels to Chicago, and the Coast Starlight, which travels to Los Angeles.
Ticketed customers are being notified of the situation, and Amtrak is offering to change their reservation date and waive the difference in fare through Oct. 31, or provide a full refund. Amtrak said the railways that it operates on in Washington and Oregon are primarily owned by BNSF Railway and Union Pacific, and a strike of those workers would mean Amtrak trains can’t run.
Because Sound Transit’s Sounder trains are operated and unionized by BNSF, the strike would extend to those trains as well. In the event of a national rail strike, Sound Transit said its commuter rail service between Everett, Lakewood and Seattle would be canceled starting Friday until workers return.
Sound Transit said it is working to add bus service to existing ST Express routes that overlap with Sounder routes where possible.
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