By The Editorial Board, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; July 5, 2020
Amtrak is a vital public transportation service and an economic benefit to communities on several Rust Belt routes, especially the Capitol Limited, which travels daily from Washington, D.C., to Chicago and back, making stops in cities that include Cleveland; Pittsburgh; Toledo, Ohio; and South Bend, Ind.
Recently announced plans to cut service on the Capitol Limited line to three days a week starting in October are shortsighted and hit cities with train stops hard at a time when communities continue to reel from the economic catastrophe wrought by the coronavirus.