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[KevinKorell]

Montreal, QC Gazette, 12/15/22:
 

 

   Amtrak expected to resume Montreal-New York City train in the spring    

 
Next stop, Penn Station?


Amtrak suspended daily service between Montreal’s Central Station and Manhattan’s Penn Station in March 2020 as borders closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

Full story
 

Cross posted in Coronavirus/Amtrak and also Montreal-Boston thread (latter part of story relates to that).

[KevinKorell]

Olean, NY Times-Herald,  1/1/23:

 

 

   Amtrak has big increase in ridership but still not back to pre-pandemic levels    

 

 

Amtrak saw a big increase in ridership in fiscal year 2022 but is still at 72% of its peak pre-pandemic levels, according to data the transit company released.

 

Article

[KevinKorell]

Bellingham, WA Herald, 1/13/23:

 

 

   Amtrak adding second round-trip to Vancouver. Here’s when  

 

 

Amtrak announced it will add a second round-trip to Vancouver, B.C., via the Cascades route to fully restore service to pre-pandemic levels, according to a news release from the office of U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell.

 

Entire story

[KevinKorell]

KOIN-TV, Channel 6 in Portland, OR, 1/13/23:
 

 

   Amtrak to add trips between Portland and Seattle, second trip to Vancouver, B.C.   

 

 

Amtrak plans to increase the number of daily trains between Portland and Seattle from four to six in the fall of 2023, Washington Sen. Maria Cantwell announced on Jan. 13.

 

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[KevinKorell]

 

 

Yosemite National Park Requires Masks Inside Buildings and Public Transportation in the Park

Effective January 18, 2023

 

Effective immediately, masks are required on public transportation inside Yosemite National Park as well as inside all park buildings, regardless of vaccination status.

 

YART buses will not require masks getting to or from the park, but masks are required upon arrival and inside the park.

 

[KevinKorell]

Here comes the post-Pandemic return of the second Vancouver train, the one that also provides an additional frequency between Portland and Seattle.

 

From KATU-TV, Channel 2 in Portland, OR,  3/3/23:

 

 

  All aboard! Amtrak to offer Portland to Canada trips    

 

 

It's about to get a lot easier to get to Canada from Portland.

 

Read

[KevinKorell]

Return of some dining car service (for a price) for coach passengers, unavailable since the start of the pandemic:

 

Railfan & Railroad magazine, 3/3/23:

 

 

 

    Amtrak Expands Dining Car Service on Western Routes  

 

 

 

This week, Amtrak is once again allowing coach passengers to enjoy its “traditional dining” service on long-distance trains across the west. It is the first time coach riders will be able to enjoy dinner in the diner since the COVID-19 pandemic began. 

 

Article

[KevinKorell]

And now the latest on the resumption of the Adirondack...  From Albany, NY Times-Union, 3/10/23:

 

 

   Amtrak's Adirondack line to Montreal reopening  

 

 

Amtrak is reopening a line this spring between New York City and Montreal that it closed two years ago due to the pandemic -- a  decision long-sought by passengers, their advocates and leading elected officials.

 

Story

[KevinKorell]

Montreal, QC Gazette, 3/10/23:

 

 

  Amtrak's Montreal-New York City train to resume by April 3    

 

 

By April 3, Montrealers will once again be able to ride the rails to New York City aboard the Adirondack train.

 

Another story

[KevinKorell]

North County Public Radio, 3/10/23:

 

 

   Amtrak's Adirondack train line will resume service in early April   

 

 

After three years without passenger train service in the eastern Adirondacks, Amtrak plans to resume the Adirondack line on April 3.

 

 

Still another story