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5/10/2022
Amtrak yesterday unveiled its summer schedule, expanding its frequencies and train services to accommodate what's expected to be a busy travel season amid rising gas prices.
The new schedule features the most Acela train frequencies since the onset of the pandemic, while Northeast Regional departures reach close to 80% of pre-pandemic levels. Four long-distance trains' daily service will also be restored, Amtrak officials said in a press release.
Amtrak now offers 13 roundtrips every weekday between New York City and Washington, D.C., with nine roundtrips on Saturdays and 14 on Sundays. Keystone Service has also been expanded between Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and New York City. Amtrak's Hartford Line connecting New Haven and Springfield in Connecticut is fully restored. Other changes will begin May 23 across the country.
The schedule expansion was made possible by Amtrak's hiring initiative that brought on 1,500 new employees in 2022, officials said. Amtrak continues to hire for critical positions.
"We are recruiting and training additional employees nationwide to accelerate our recovery from the pandemic and to support service growth," said Amtrak President and CEO Stephen Gardner.