Editing Amtrak (section)

=== Environmental impact on Amtrak ===
Amtrak railways and surrounding infrastructure are susceptible to degradation by natural causes over time.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Chinowsky |first1=Paul |last2=Helman |first2=Jacob |last3=Gulati |first3=Sahil |last4=Neumann |first4=James |last5=Martinich |first5=Jeremy |title=Impacts of climate change on operation of the US rail network |journal=Transport Policy |date=March 2019 |volume=75 |pages=183–191 |doi=10.1016/j.tranpol.2017.05.007 |s2cid=158453316|doi-access=free }}</ref> Railways experience water damage from climate change backed increases in rainfall in wet areas, and rail buckling caused by hotter and dryer seasons in naturally dry areas.<ref name="Dobney Baker Quinn Chapman 2009" />

In September 2021, the remnants of [[Hurricane Ida]] flooded the Amtrak Northeast Corridor running from Boston to Washington D.C. and caused it to shut down for an entire day.<ref>{{Cite web |title=E&E News: Summer storms were a climate wake-up call for subways |url=https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2021/10/08/summer-storms-were-a-climate-change-wake-up-call-for-subways-281721 |access-date=November 1, 2022 |website=subscriber.politicopro.com |language=en |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221009200640/https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2021/10/08/summer-storms-were-a-climate-change-wake-up-call-for-subways-281721 |url-status=live }}</ref> In February 2023, heavy snowfall and debris on tracks caused major disruptions from delays to cancellations.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cancellations, other operational issues plague Amtrak |url=https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/cancellations-other-operational-issues-plague-amtrak/ |access-date=March 3, 2023 |website=Trains |date=March 3, 2023 |language=en-US |archive-date=March 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230303013919/https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/cancellations-other-operational-issues-plague-amtrak/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Rising summertime temperatures are causing an increase in railway buckles. A study conducted on the railways in the southeast United Kingdom found that when temperature changes become extreme in the summertime due to climate change, the tracks buckle due to the outward force of the metal expanding in collaboration with the weight of train car traffic. This causes speed restrictions to be put in place around certain temperature intervals, slowing travel time and lessening the number of train rides in a day. The study found that in 2004, 30,000 delay minutes were attributed to increased heat causing a total of over 1.7 million U.S. dollars, of total heat related delay cost.<ref name="Dobney Baker Quinn Chapman 2009" />