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Kathy Hochul: “Amtrak will restore at least one daily round trip of Empire…”

Featuring: Kathy Hochul, Democratic | Governor of New York

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Gov. Kathy Hochul Announces Rail Service Expansions In New York

Published | Video Starts at 03:01

And I don't take no for an Answer. So I'm proud to announce here today, we've come up with not just one, but two creative solutions to a tough problem. First, Amtrak will restore at least one daily round trip of Empire Service beginning December 1st. Give that a round of applause. And to protect affordability of riders wallets, coach tickets will be capped at $99, regardless of how busy it gets. There you go. (03:01–03:07)

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Asserts that Amtrak will reinstate one daily round trip of Empire Service starting December 1st.

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