by John_Perkowski
From the Trains Newswire: Amtrak cancelling, modifying Northeast service because of expected winter storm
Here is the Full Amtrak notice:
Here is the Full Amtrak notice:
Amtrak Operating Modified Schedule in Parts of the Northeast
December 15, 2020 03:30PM
Due to winter weather expected in the Northeast, Amtrak is operating a modified schedule and cancelling select services on Wednesday, December 16 – Friday, December 18. For the safety of our customers and employees, the following trains will operate on a modified schedule:
Service cancelled on Wednesday, December 16 includes:
Keystone Service (operating between Harrisburg and New York) 605, 607, 609, 643, 645, 649, 651, 655, 600, 642, 646, 648, 650, 654, 656, & 620
Northeast Regional (operating between Newport News, Va. - Boston) 67
Empire Service (operating between New York and Albany) 244, 241
Modified service on Wednesday, December 16 includes:
Northeast Regional (operating between Newport News, Va. - Boston) 66 will operate between Newport News and Washington, D.C. only
Service cancelled on Thursday, December 17 includes:
All Acela service
Northeast Regional (operating between Newport News, Va. - Boston) 55, 141, 95, 137, 179,193, 56, 148, 94, 190, 172, 138, 198 & 66
Keystone Service (operating between Harrisburg and New York) 605, 607, 609, 643, 645, 649, 651, 655, 600, 642, 646, 648, 650, 654, 656, & 620
Empire Service (operating between New York and Albany) 234, 280, 238, 233, 291, & 239
Springfield Shuttle 494, 417
Modified service on Thursday, December 17 includes:
Keystone Service (operating between Harrisburg and New York) 640, 652, 641 & 653 will operate between Philadelphia and Harrisburg, Pa. only
Service cancelled on Friday, December 18 includes:
Northeast Regional (operating between Washington, D.C. - Boston) 181
Modified service on Friday, December 18 includes:
Northeast Regional (operating between Newport News, Va. - Boston) 67 will operate from Newport News, Va. to Washington, D.C. only
Bus transportation will not be provided for cancelled trains unless otherwise indicated. Service will be restored pending improved conditions. Anyone planning to travel should check their train status on Amtrak.com or our smartphone apps prior to departing, allow extra time to get to the station and be extremely careful in stations and on platforms.
Customers with reservations on trains that are being modified will typically be accommodated on trains with similar departure times or another day. Amtrak will gladly waive additional charges for customers looking to change their reservation during the modified schedule by calling our reservation center at 800-USA-RAIL.
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To be notified of service disruptions on the Northeast Corridor (including Acela, Northeast Regional and other corridor services), follow @AmtrakNECAlerts on Twitter. For service information outside the Northeast Corridor, please follow @AmtrakAlerts for updates.
Customers with travel plans can review refund information on Amtrak.com. Service Alerts, Passenger Notices and other announcements are posted at Amtrak.com/Alerts.
Amtrak regrets any inconvenience. This information is correct as of the above time and date. Information is subject to change as conditions warrant.
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