BREAKING: All Amtrak Long Distance (not NEC) trains cancelled starting tomorrow

[brooklynite]

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[liberal_mama]

1. This seems serious. I hope they can come to an agreement before Friday

I'm surprised Amtrak cancelled in advance of the deadline.

[LeftInTX]

5. It does not surprise me

I took the Texas Eagle in July.

The trip took 12 hours from San Antonio to Dallas.
The only food available was crappy stuff like Hot Pockets.
We were constantly yielding to freight trains.

When I took the same route in 2018, it was wonderful. We got to eat in the dining car and hang out on the observation deck. It was so much fun and just a great way to see the back roads.

I dragged hubby on the train because I had such a great time in 2018. Wish we would have taken the truck to Dallas. We missed parts of the convention etc.

[helpisontheway]

2. My husband was a freight conductor with CSX for 10 years.many spouses

are posting in our FB group about the strike. It seems serious. When my husband worked there he was told that they were not allowed to strike. I guess the people that told him that were wrong.

[brooklynite]

4. It is very difficult to do so legally (residual rules from WW2)

The President can impose "months-long" cooling off periods to encourage negotiations before a strike is allowable.

[BlackSkimmer]

3. I've taken a number of Amtrak trips.

Sorry to hear this.

[DarthDem]

6. Likely to be quickly resolved

Hopefully in the workers' favor. We happen to have just the right president in place for this, for several reasons.

[honest.abe]

7. I hope Biden takes the lead on coordinating and encouraging the negotiations.

This could be a plus if Biden is seen as the mediator in the solution to this mess.

[MichMan]

8. If it gets settled quickly it might

If it doesn't and he is in the middle of it, that won't play well.