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[KevinKorell]

Three Amtrak New Orleans Routes Disrupted by Tropical Storm Lee
City of New Orleans, Crescent and Sunset Limited

September 3, 2011
5:45 CDT

Amtrak services on three routes traveling to the Southern U.S. are affected by current and predicted flooding in association with Tropical Storm Lee and the resulting closure of routes used by Amtrak and owned by CN, Norfolk Southern and the New Orleans Public Belt railroads. Passengers with travel plans on these routes are urged to call 800-USA-RAIL for additional information.

The following service disruptions have been made for the origination dates of Sept. 3 through Sept. 5:

City of New Orleans (Trains 58 & 59), Chicago – New Orleans

Amtrak will operate service only between Chicago and Memphis for Train 59 on Sept. 3 and Sept. 4 and Train 58 on Sept. 4 and Sept. 5. Train service is temporarily suspended south of Memphis. Alternate transportation will be provided only for station stops Jackson, Miss. and Memphis.

Crescent (Trains 19 & 20), New York – New Orleans

Amtrak will operate service only between New York and Atlanta for Train 19 on Sept. 3 and Train 20 originating on Sept. 4. No alternate transportation is available between Atlanta and New Orleans.

Sunset Limited (Trains 1 & 2), Los Angeles – New Orleans

Amtrak will operate service only between Los Angeles and San Antonio for Train 2 that originated on Sept. 2 and Train 1 from San Antonio on Sept. 4. No alternate transportation is available between San Antonio and New Orleans.

Passengers who have paid for travel on canceled trains can contact Amtrak to receive refunds without fee or penalty or can rebook for future travel. If tickets have not yet been printed, the refund/rebook can be done on http://www.Amtrak.com/ or the free Amtrak iPhone “app.”

Amtrak regrets any inconvenience. This information is correct as of the above time and date. Information is subject to change as conditions warrant. Passengers are encouraged to call 800-USA-RAIL or visit http://www.Amtrak.com/ for schedule information and train status updates.

[KevinKorell]

Considering how slow Lee was moving, this happened rather quickly.

Amtrak Restores Service to Three Amtrak New Orleans Routes
Full service restored on the Crescent and City of New Orleans on Monday, Sept. 5; Sunset Limited to resume normal service on Tuesday, Sept. 6, following flood conditions from Tropical Storm Lee

September 4, 2011
8:00 p.m. CDT

Amtrak services on routes traveling to the Southern U.S. will resume full operation beginning Monday, Sept. 5. These routes were previously disrupted by flooding in association with Tropical Storm Lee and the resulting closure of routes used by Amtrak and owned by CN, Norfolk Southern and the New Orleans Public Belt railroads.

The service restoration plan is as follows:

Effective, Monday, Sept. 5, full service resumes on the Crescent (Trains 19 & 20), between New York and New Orleans and the City of New Orleans (Trains 58 & 59), between Chicago and New Orleans. On Tuesday, Sept. 6, Amtrak will resume full service on the Sunset Limited (Trains 1 & 2), between Los Angeles and New Orleans.

Passengers traveling on these trains should anticipate some delay while traveling through areas of expected heavy rainfall. Amtrak thanks its passengers for their patience and the host railroads for their work to restore service along the routes to and from New Orleans.

Passengers who have paid for travel on canceled trains can contact Amtrak to receive refunds without fee or penalty or can rebook for future travel. If tickets have not yet been printed, the refund/rebook can be done on Amtrak.com or the free Amtrak iPhone “app.”

Amtrak regrets any inconvenience. This information is correct as of the above time and date. Information is subject to change as conditions warrant. Passengers are encouraged to call 800-USA-RAIL or visit http://www.Amtrak.com/ for schedule information and train status updates.