Out of service
Amtrak, the Acela corridor, N95 masks, a lot of unsubscribes, and 7 other things worth your time.
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A lot of things are on the brink right now. Amtrak might be one of them.
Last week, ridership of the Acela, the comparatively high-speed train that runs from Boston through New York to Washington, was at just 1 percent.
As of Sunday, it’s shut down. Not a surprise.
Actually, what is surprising is that some non-Acela trains are in fact still running, as I’m…
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