SEPT. 19, AS OF 3:30 P.M. EDT:
AMTRAK NORTHEAST CORRIDOR SERVICE FULLY RESTORED
Long-distance trains begin resuming service Saturday
WASHINGTON -- Amtrak resumed full service on the Northeast Corridor between Washington, Philadelphia, New York and Boston late this morning and will operate a regular Saturday schedule on the Corridor tomorrow.
Also on Saturday, Amtrak will begin resuming a number of long-distance services that had been halted by Hurricane Isabel, including most service between the East Coast and Chicago and four trains south of Washington.
Train services today and for the weekend include:
NORTHEAST CORRIDOR: At approximately 11:00 a.m. today, Amtrak resumed full service between Washington, New York and Boston, and will run a regular schedule through the weekend.
LONG-DISTANCE TRAINS TO/FROM THE EAST: Today, Amtrak is resuming operation of the eastbound and westbound Lake Shore Limited (trains 48/49/448/449) between Chicago and New York City/Boston and the eastbound Three Rivers (train 40) from Chicago to New York. Cancelled are the Capitol Limited (trains 29/30) and the westbound Three Rivers (train 41). On Saturday, Sept. 21, Amtrak plans to operate all scheduled Chicago-East Coast service except the westbound Capitol Limited (train 29) from Washington to Chicago and the eastbound Cardinal (train 50) from Chicago to Washington.
SOUTHEAST: Four trains south of Washington will resume service on Saturday. These are the northbound Crescent (train 20) from New Orleans to New York, the southbound Crescent (train 19) from New York to New Orleans, and the Piedmont (trains 73/74) between Charlotte and Raleigh. Resumption of other services south of Washington is pending a damage assessment and permission to operate over CSX-owned rail lines.
PENNSYLVANIA: Keystone service is operating between Philadelphia and New York, and all Clockers are operating on a normal schedule between Philadelphia and New York, as well as Regional, Metroliner and Acela Express service. An announcement about resumption of service between Harrisburg and Philadelphia will be made once work crews clear downed trees. Because of this damage, the Pennsylvanian (trains 42/43) between New York and Pittsburgh has been cancelled today.
The full press release can be found here.