On the day that Charleston’s Amtrak station became unstaffed, U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., announced Thursday that he has amended the 2018-19 federal transportation appropriations bill to mandate that Amtrak employ at least one station agent in each state that it serves.
“After weeks of speaking with Amtrak, I am glad to have secured language in this spending bill that will guarantee Amtrak employs at least one ticket agent in every state,” Manchin said in a prepared statement. “When Amtrak announced it was terminating the only ticket agent position in West Virginia, I have been fighting to keep it. I know how important having a ticket agent in West Virginia is and removing the agent at the Charleston station will make it harder for Amtrak to attract new customers and retain the ones they already have.”
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