Work begins on Cincinnati service center. Seattle-Vancouver service is restored with two trains daily in each direction. Construction starts on Albany and Los Angeles locomotive maintenance facilities and on San Jose car shops. Amfleet III cars begin to be received in quantity, including economy and deluxe sleeping cars. Chicago-Milwaukee service is rerouted to Northwestern line via Racine and Kenosha.
Frequency is increased by seven additional trains in each direction.
New overnight trains are inaugurated from New York to Pittsburgh, Raleigh, and Columbia. Albany locomotive shop opens. Station rehabilitation is completed at Kansas City, Cincinnati, and Cleveland. Amtrak returns to Cleveland Union Terminal. Pittsburgh-Cleveland service starts with three trains daily in each direction.