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House Transportation Committee chairman Peter DeFazio said the workers were notified this week they would lose their jobs. In May, Amtrak said it needed a new $1.475 billion bailout and disclosed plans to cut its workforce by up to 20% in the coming budget year.
Ridership and revenue levels are down 95% year-over-year since the pandemic began, Amtrak has said. Amtrak did not immediately comment Wednesday.
