49 U.S.C. § 24706 — Discontinuance

(a) Notice of Discontinuance — (1) Except as allowed under subsection (c), Amtrak must give notice at least 180 days before discontinuing service on a route, in a way that gives a state, regional or local authority, or another party a chance to agree to help pay for part of the train, route, or service being cut. (2) This notice must also be posted at every station the train serves at least 14 days before the discontinuance. (b) Discontinuance or Substantial Alteration of Long-distance Routes — Except as allowed under subsection (c), during an emergency, or during maintenance or construction outages, Amtrak may not discontinue, cut the frequency of, suspend, or substantially change the route of service on any segment of a long-distance route in a fiscal year when it's getting adequate federal funding for that route on the National Network. (c) Discontinuance for Lack of Appropriations — (1) Amtrak may discontinue service under subsection (a)(1) during: (A) the first month of a fiscal year, if Amtrak's authorization and appropriations aren't enacted at least 90 days before that fiscal year starts; and (B) the 30 days after an appropriation for Amtrak is enacted, or after an appropriation is rescinded. (2) Amtrak must notify each affected state or regional/local authority of the discontinuance as soon as possible after deciding to make it. (d) Congressional Notification of Discontinuance — Except as allowed under subsection (c), Amtrak must give written notice at least 210 days before discontinuing service on a route to every member of Congress who represents a state or district where the discontinuance would happen. (e) Applicability — This section applies to all Amtrak-provided service on every route, regardless of what section 24701 or any other part of this title says — except for section 24702(b).