Train Operator Amtrak Agrees to Pay $2.25 Million to Passengers With Disabilities Over Inaccessible Stations

An Amtrak passenger train sits in New York City's Pennsylvania Station on April 27, 2017. Mike Segar/Reuters

Train operator Amtrak has agreed to pay $2.25 million to more than 1,500 people and fix inaccessible stations as part of a disability discrimination complaint, the Department of Justice announced Wednesday.

The DOJ filed a complaint against Washington, D.C.-headquartered Amtrak in December 2020 over alleged violations of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA).