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[KevinKorell]

Flooding in Virginia Curtails Some Amtrak Service
Morning trains to and from Richmond/Newport News canceled this Friday, passengers urged to check train status for Friday afternoon

September 8, 2011
11:00 p.m. EDT

CSX has informed Amtrak of a track closure between Lorton and Alexandria, Va., due to flooding rains. As a result, Amtrak has canceled morning trains to and from Washington and Richmond/Newport News, Va., on Friday, September 9.

Passengers with travel plans through this area later in the day on Friday are urged to check train status using http://www.Amtrak.com/ , visiting http://www.Amtrak.com/alerts , calling 800-USA-RAIL or viewing postings on http://www.Facebook.com/Amtrak .

Still scheduled to operate on Friday is Amtrak Virginia Northeast Regional service (Trains 171 & 176) to and from Lynchburg, the Crescent (Trains 19 & 20) to and from New York and New Orleans via Lynchburg, the Cardinal (Trains 50 & 51) to and from Chicago and New York via Charlottesville, Va., and the Auto Train (Trains 52 & 53) to and from Sanford, Fla., and Lorton.

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]

Update: Flooding in Virginia Curtails Amtrak Service
All trains from Washington to and from Richmond/Newport News canceled this Friday

Friday, Sept. 9
2:00 p.m. EDT

CSX has informed Amtrak of a track closure between Lorton and Alexandria, Va. due to flooding rains. As a result, Amtrak has canceled all trains to and from Washington and Richmond/Newport News, Va., on Friday, September 9.

Still scheduled to operate on Friday is Amtrak Virginia Northeast Regional service (Trains 171 & 176) to and from Lynchburg, the Crescent (Trains 19 & 20) to and from New York and New Orleans via Lynchburg, the Cardinal (Trains 50 & 51) to and from Chicago and New York via Charlottesville, Va., and the Auto Train (Trains 52 & 53) to and from Sanford, Fla., and Lorton.

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]

Update: Flooding in Virginia Curtails Some Amtrak Service
Morning trains to and from Richmond/Newport News canceled Saturday

September 9, 2011
9:15 p.m. EDT

CSX has informed Amtrak of a track closure between Lorton and Alexandria, Va., due to flooding. As a result, Amtrak has canceled morning trains to and from Washington and Richmond/Newport News, Va., on Saturday, September 10.

Passengers with travel plans through this area later in the day on Saturday are urged to check train status using http://www.Amtrak.com/ , visiting http://www.Amtrak.com/alerts, calling 800-USA-RAIL.

Still scheduled to operate on Saturday is Amtrak Virginia Northeast Regional service to and from Lynchburg, the Crescent (Trains 19 & 20) to and from New York and New Orleans via Lynchburg, and the Auto Train (Trains 52 & 53) to and from Sanford, Fla., and Lorton.

Passengers who have paid for travel on canceled trains can always 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/alerts for Service Alerts and Passenger Notices. Schedule information and train status updates are available at the http://www.Amtrak.com/ home page.

[KevinKorell]

Amtrak Service restored between Washington and Richmond/Newport News, Va., starting Sunday

September 10, 2011
6:00 p.m. EDT

All scheduled Amtrak service between Washington and Richmond/Newport News, Va., will resume on Sunday, September 11 after CSX reopened tracks that were closed due to flooding. In addition to Northeast Regional service, the Carolinian (New York - Charlotte, N.C.) and Palmetto (New York - Savannah, Ga.) will operate as scheduled.

Amtrak thanks passengers for their patience during this service interruption.

Passengers who have paid for travel on canceled trains can always 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/alerts for Service Alerts and Passenger Notices. Schedule information and train status updates are available at the http://www.Amtrak.com/ home page.