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Amtrak needs to take additional steps to reduce service disruptions.
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Amtrak OIG: NEC Track Work Outages Inefficient

Amtrak has built a more disciplined process to plan and coordinate major track outages, including those along the Northeast Corridor, but more steps could be taken to reduce service disruptions and maximize the amount of time it has access to tracks, Amtrak’s Office of Inspector General found in a report released Sept. 16.