Train operator Amtrak has agreed to pay $2.25 million to more than 1,500 people and fix inaccessible stations as part of a disability discrimination complaint, the Department of Justice announced Wednesday. The DOJ filed a complaint against Washington, D.C.-headquartered Amtrak in December 2020 over alleged violations of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). Under the ADA, enacted by Congress in 1990 “to provide a clear and comprehensive national mandate for the elimination of discrimination against individuals with disabilities,” Americans with disabilities must not be discriminated against in a number of areas, including employment, transportation, public accommodations, and communications, among others. The act gave Amtrak until 2010 to comply and make its stations accessible for individuals with disabilities. The DOJ said it opened an investigation into Amtrak after receiving complaints from disabled individuals in 2011 and 2012 who alleged that certain Amtrak stations were inaccessible. The DOJ said it has also received a complaint from the National Disability …