Amtrak Bookings Plummet br Due to Coronavirus Concerns Year-over-year, Amtrak Senior Vice President Stephen Gardner said that future bookings br are down 50 percent. In a memo to employees, Gardner added that br cancellations have jumped by 300 percent. Amtrak's SVP also said that he expects br reductions to continue for "some time." Last November, the railroad corporation reported a br record number of passengers. It also set financial performance records br for the year ending September 30. To combat the global pandemic, non-critical br Amtrak workers are receiving voluntary leave. Besides cutting costs, Gardner says br Amtrak is planning to slash train services br due to the drop in riders.