The Latest: Schumer says agreement gives Amtrak extra money
Congress is giving Amtrak a funding boost that should help it make repairs to aging infrastructure at New York's Penn Station as well as up and down the Northeast Corridor.
A preliminary plan obtained by The Associated Press Tuesday outlined six weeks of potential service disruptions for commuters.
Amtrak says it will meet again with Long Island Rail Road and New Jersey Transit representatives to discuss a preliminary plan for service cutbacks at Penn Station in New York City this summer due to extensive repair work.
A preliminary plan obtained by The Associated Press on Tuesday calls for six weeks of what Amtrak calls "significant service impacts" spread over July and August.
Rail commuters would face about six weeks of significant service disruptions this summer under a preliminary plan to make repairs at New York's Penn Station.