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The Department of Justice today announced that Amtrak paid over $2 million to more than 1,500 individuals who experienced disability discrimination while traveling or attempting to travel by train. The payments were part of a comprehensive settlement agreement reached on Dec. 2, 2020, to resolve the United States’ determination that Amtrak failed for over a decade to make existing stations in its intercity rail transportation system accessible to people with disabilities, including those who use wheelchairs, as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The payments follow a year...

Train operator Amtrak has agreed to pay $2.25 million to more than 1,500 people and fix inaccessible stations ...

Justice Department Settlement Forces Amtrak To Fix ADA Violations by Shaun Heasley | December 10, 2020 Amtrak has reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice to resolve violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act. (Michael Hibblen/Miami Herald/TNS) Amtrak will make big changes at over 100 train stations across the country to ensure that 30 years after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, people with disabilities can finally access its rail network. Under a settlement this month with the U.S. Department of Justice, Amtrak will fix inaccessible stations and pay...