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Amtrak ends policy resulting in $25,000 bill for activists

| January 23, 2020 12:05 AM

CHICAGO (AP) — Amtrak has suspended a pricing policy that resulted in a $25,000 travel bill for a group of activists who use wheelchairs heading to an Illinois conference and rally on disability rights.

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