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#1 KevinKorell

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Posted 29 August 2008 - 02:00 PM

Service Alert: Tropical Storm Gustav Service Disruption: Crescent, City of New Orleans, Sunset Limited Affected

August 29, 2008
11:30 a.m. CDT

The approach of severe weather and a declaration of an emergency have prompted Amtrak to temporarily suspend service to and from New Orleans for the safety of passengers, employees and equipment.

Amtrak train equipment currently in New Orleans will be made available to federal and state authorities to assist in the evacuation of the city and to help maximize capacity for the evacuation. Amtrak is taking this action as a national transportation asset in accordance with its contract with the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA), which is preparing for the evacuation of New Orleans.

Effective immediately and through at least September 4, the following services are suspended:

Crescent, Trains 19 & 20

Service is suspended south of Atlanta, including Birmingham, Ala. No alternate transportation is available.

City of New Orleans, Trains 58 & 59

Service is suspended south of Memphis, including Jackson, Miss. No alternate transportation is available.

Sunset Limited, Trains 1 & 2

Service is suspended east of San Antonio, including Houston. No alternate transportation is available.

All passengers who have travel plans through the affected areas on routes of the New York-Atlanta-New Orleans Amtrak Crescent; Chicago-Memphis-New Orleans Amtrak City of New Orleans and the Los Angeles-San Antonio-New Orleans route of the Amtrak Sunset Limited are urged to call Amtrak at 800-USA-RAIL.

Those passengers with telephone contact information in their reservations are being called by Amtrak and offered options including future travel dates. Ticketed passengers affected by this service suspension will be eligible for refunds.

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.


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Posted 30 August 2008 - 11:29 AM

Service Alert: Tropical Storm Gustav Service Disruption: Crescent, City of New Orleans, Sunset Limited Affected

August 29, 2008
11:30 a.m. CDT

Service Alert: Hurricane Gustav: City of New Orleans, Crescent, Sunset Limited Service Affected

August 29, 2008
7:00 pm CDT


The approach of severe weather and a declaration of an emergency have prompted Amtrak to temporarily suspend service to and from New Orleans for the safety of passengers, employees and equipment.

Amtrak train equipment currently in New Orleans will be made available to federal and state authorities to assist in the evacuation of the city and to help maximize capacity for the evacuation. Amtrak is taking this action as a national transportation asset in accordance with its contract with the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA), which is preparing for the evacuation of New Orleans.

All passengers who have travel plans through the affected areas on routes of the New York-Atlanta-New Orleans Amtrak Crescent; Chicago-Memphis-New Orleans Amtrak City of New Orleans and the Los Angeles-San Antonio-New Orleans route of the Amtrak Sunset Limited are urged to call Amtrak at 800-USA-RAIL.

Those passengers with telephone contact information in their reservations are being called by Amtrak and offered options including future travel dates. Ticketed passengers affected by this service suspension will be eligible for refunds.

City of New Orleans, Trains 58 & 59

Service is suspended for the length of the route, through September 1. Alternate transportation will be provided between Chicago and Carbondale by Trains 390, 391, 392 & 393.

Crescent , Trains 19 & 20

Service is suspended south of Atlanta, including Birmingham, Ala., through at least September 4. No alternate transportation is available.

Sunset Limited , Trains 1 & 2

Service is suspended east of San Antonio, through at least September 4. No alternate transportation is available. Amtrak Thruway Motorcoaches continue to operate from Longview to Houston and other points in Texas.

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 Amtrak.com for schedule information and train status updates.

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Posted 30 August 2008 - 11:31 AM

Reported elsewhere: The first FEMA train is scheduled to depart New Orleans for Memphis at 12:00 Central time; an additional set of equipment is available if needed. Ross

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Posted 30 August 2008 - 12:36 PM

So in 8 hours Amtrak made the decision to cut the entire CONO out rather than running as far south as Memphis. Come to think of it, it might be tough to turn the train there with that big old sinkhole.


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Posted 03 September 2008 - 05:16 AM

Service Alert: Hurricane Gustav: City of New Orleans, Crescent, Sunset Limited Service Affected September 2, 2008 1:00 pm CDT Amtrak has temporarily suspended service to and from New Orleans following the landfall of Hurricane Gustav. Inspections and any repairs needed to Amtrak-owned property are underway. Amtrak is also working with other railroads in the affected area in order to restore service. Amtrak train equipment currently in Memphis is available to federal and state authorities as a national transportation asset in accordance with a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) contract. All passengers who have travel plans through the affected areas on routes of the Chicago-Memphis-New Orleans Amtrak City of New Orleans; New York-Atlanta-New Orleans Amtrak Crescent; and the Los Angeles-San Antonio-New Orleans route of the Amtrak Sunset Limited are urged to call Amtrak at 800-USA-RAIL. Those passengers with telephone contact information in their reservations are being called by Amtrak and offered options including future travel dates. Ticketed passengers affected by this service suspension will be eligible for refunds. Crescent, Trains 19 & 20 Service is suspended south of Atlanta, including Birmingham, Ala., through September 4 for the southbound Train 19 and through September 5 for the northbound Train 20. No alternate transportation is available south of Charlotte, N.C. City of New Orleans, Trains 58 & 59 Service is suspended through September 4 for the southbound Train 59 and through September 5 for the northbound Train 58, including Carbondale and Memphis. Alternate transportation will be provided to and from Carbondale by Trains 390, 391, 392 & 393. Sunset Limited, Trains 1 & 2 Service is suspended east of San Antonio through September 3 for the eastbound Train 2 and through September 4 for the westbound Train 1. No alternate transportation is available. Amtrak Thruway Motorcoaches continue to operate from Longview to Houston and other points in Texas. 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 Amtrak.com for schedule information and train status updates.
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Posted 06 September 2008 - 08:43 PM

Service Alert: New Orleans Service Restoration Plan: Crescent & City of New Orleans Affected

September 6, 2008
7:00 am CDT


Amtrak is announcing the restoration of the Atlanta-New Orleans portion of the Amtrak Crescent route, following the landfall of Hurricane Gustav. Amtrak is continuing to work with CN railroad in order to restore the Memphis-New Orleans portion of the Amtrak City of New Orleans route.

Those passengers with telephone contact information in their reservations are being called by Amtrak and offered options including future travel dates. Ticketed passengers affected by this temporary service suspension will be eligible for refunds.

Crescent, Trains 19 & 20

Service will resume to and from New York and New Orleans, effective with the departure of the southbound Train 19 from New York on September 6 and the northbound Train 20 from New Orleans on September 7.

City of New Orleans , Trains 58 & 59

Service is temporarily suspended south of Memphis for the southbound Train 59 through September 7 and for the northbound Train 58 through September 8, while repairs are made to CN railroad property north of New Orleans.

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 Amtrak.com for schedule information and train status updates.

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Posted 08 September 2008 - 02:00 PM

Service Alert: City of New Orleans Service Restoration

September 8, 2008
9:00 am CDT


Amtrak is announcing the restoration of the Memphis-New Orleans portion of the Amtrak City of New Orleans route. CN railroad has made repairs to an area damaged by the landfall of Hurricane Gustav.

City of New Orleans, Trains 58 & 59

Full service is restored for the southbound Train 59, effective September 8, and for the northbound Train 58, effective September 9.

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 Amtrak.com for schedule information and train status updates.




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