Modified Empire Builder Service between Chicago and Portland/Seattle due to Predicted Midwest Blizzard
April 11, 2018 2:45 pm CT
Predicted severe weather is prompting the cancelation of Amtrak Empire Builder services eastbound on Thursday, April 12, both eastbound and westbound on Friday, April 13, and westbound on Saturday, April 14. No substitute transportation will be available. Service will be restored after the storm passes and an assessment is made with the host railroads, BNSF and CP railways.
Canceled service for Thursday, April 12
- Trains 8/28 between Seattle/Portland and Chicago
Canceled service for Friday, April 13
- Trains 8/28 and 7/27 in both directions
Canceled service for Saturday, April 14
- Trains 7/27 between Chicago and Seattle/Portland
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.
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.