NEW YORK (PIX11) — The global Amazon Web Services outage could affect tri-state travelers in a big way.

Amtrak announced its services have been affected by the AWS network issues. Amtrak stated it's currently experiencing "technical difficulties that are impacting several key services."

Due to the service impacts, Amtrak's customer care center and station staff cannot update existing reservations or process payments. Travelers cannot book reservations through Amtrak's website or the mobile app.

Customer communications with text, email or push notifications are also temporarily down.

"We are actively working with our business partner to resolve these problems. If you are traveling today, please arrive at your station at your regularly scheduled time typically 30 minutes prior to your tr

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