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Amtrak warns of 2,400 layoffs without federal aid

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Amtrak warned Congress it may have to cut 2,400 jobs without a federal relief package.

Officials with the company have asked for up to $4.9 billion in federal assistance to keep employees on board, avoid service reductions, continue capital projects and “stave off bankruptcy.”

The company earlier this month furloughed more than 2,000 employees.

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