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Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-078 Order Primary source read

Amtrak requirement that all customers wear facial coverings in stations, on trains and on Thruway buses beginning May 11, 2020; ticket sales limited to allow physical distancing

Amtrak Requires Facial Coverings as Added Measure of Protection (May 7, 2020)

Amtrak · National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak); all Amtrak stations, trains and Thruway buses (Federal)

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Jurisdiction
National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak); all Amtrak stations, trains and Thruway buses
Level
Federal
Authority
carrier conditions of carriage under 49 U.S.C. § 24305
Issued
2020-05-07 May 7, 2020
Effective
2020-05-11
End
continued under Amtrak's rules and, from Feb. 1, 2021, the federal CDC/TSA/FRA orders; in force through Sept. 30, 2021 (read as 2021-09-30)
In force
May 11, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Capacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantine
Addressees
  • all Amtrak customers
Functions reached
  • TR
  • CB
  • OP capacity limited by ticket-sales caps
Collection
Aviation and surface-transport regulators AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE

Operative words

"[B]eginning on May 11 Amtrak is requiring that all customers in stations, on trains and thruway buses wear facial coverings." "Amtrak is limiting ticket sales on reserved services to allow for physical distancing while traveling."

Enforcement

conditions of carriage (denial of boarding); federal penalties from Feb. 2021

Notes

Capacity cap (ticket sales limited for distancing) and mask rule on the national passenger network.

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