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[CNJRoss]

From Amtrak web site:

Service Alert: City of New Orleans, Cresent, Sunset Limited - Revised Service Due to Hurricane Katrina

August 27, 2005 3:00 p.m.

Due to Hurricane Katrina, Amtrak is implementing a revised service plan for its City of New Orleans trains, which operate between Chicago and New Orleans, Crescent trains, which operate between New York and New Orleans and the Sunset Limited, which operate between Los Angeles and Orlando.

Southbound trains #59 (City of New Orleans) will terminate in Memphis instead of New Orleans on Saturday August 27 and Sunday August 28. No alternate transportation will be offered for passengers bound for destinations south of Memphis.

Northbound trains #58 (City of New Orleans) originally scheduled to originate in New Orleans on Sunday August 28 and Monday August 29 will instead originate in Memphis. No alternate transportation will be provided between New Orleans and Memphis.

Southbound trains #19 (Crescent) will terminate in Atlanta on Saturday August 27 and Sunday August 28 instead of New Orleans. No alternate transportation will be provided between Atlanta and New Orleans.

Northbound trains #20 (Crescent) originally scheduled to originate in New Orleans on Sunday August 28 and Monday August 29 will instead originate in Atlanta. No alternate transportation will be provided between New Orleans and Atlanta.

Eastbound train #2 (Sunset Limited) will terminate in San Antonio on Sunday August 28 instead of New Orleans. No alternate transportation will be provided between San Antonio and New Orleans.

Westbound train #1 (Sunset Limited) is cancelled between Orlando and New Orleans on Sunday August 28. No alternate transportation will be provided between Orlando and New Orleans.

Amtrak will continue to monitor the storm and make further schedule adjustments if necessary.

Amtrak reservation agents are contacting passengers regarding the schedule adjustments. Passengers may also call 1-800-USA-RAIL for assistance with their travel plans.

[CNJRoss]

Service Alert: City of New Orleans, Crescent, Sunset Limited - Revised Service Due to Hurricane Katrina

August 29, 2005 9:30 a.m.

Due to Hurricane Katrina, Amtrak is implementing a revised service plan for its City of New Orleans trains, which operate between New Orleans and Chicago; the Crescent, which operates between New Orleans and New York; and the Sunset Limited, which operates between Orlando and Los Angeles via New Orleans.

Southbound trains #59 (City of New Orleans) that departs Chicago on Monday August 29 and Tuesday August 30 will terminate in Memphis instead of New Orleans. No alternate transportation will be offered for passengers bound for destinations south of Memphis.

Northbound trains #58 (City of New Orleans) originally scheduled to originate in New Orleans on Monday August 29, Tuesday August 30 and Wednesday August 31 will instead originate in Memphis. No alternate transportation will be provided between New Orleans and Memphis.

Southbound trains #19 (Crescent) that departs New York on Monday August 29, Tuesday August 30 and Wednesday August 31 will terminate in Atlanta instead of New Orleans. No alternate transportation will be provided between Atlanta and New Orleans.

Northbound trains #20 (Crescent) originally scheduled to originate in New Orleans on Monday August 29, Tuesday August 30, Wednesday August 31 and Thursday September 1 will instead originate in Atlanta. No alternate transportation will be provided between New Orleans and Atlanta.

Westbound train #1 (Sunset Limited) originally scheduled to originate in Orlando will instead originate in San Antonio on Tuesday August 30. No alternate transportation will be provided between Orlando and San Antonio.

Amtrak will continue to monitor the storm and make further schedule adjustments if necessary.

Amtrak reservation agents are contacting passengers regarding the schedule adjustments. Passengers may also call 1-800-USA-RAIL for assistance with their travel plans.

[BillMagee]

What a sad, sad situation in New Orleans. Lets hope that the levees can be sealed and the water pumped out to allow lives to resume in some shape and form. It will be like pumping out a major lake. I do not know where I would begin. The effect on Amtrak pales in significance, but here is the latest update. I expect the final effect on service will be measured in months, not days.

Service Alert: Hurricane Katrina Update - City of New Orleans, Crescent, Sunset Limited - Revised Service Information

August 30, 2005 9:30 a.m.

Due to Hurricane Katrina and severe damage across the Southeast, Amtrak continues to implement a revised service plan for its City of New Orleans trains, which operate between New Orleans and Chicago; the Crescent, which operates between New Orleans and New York; and the Sunset Limited, which operates between Orlando and Los Angeles via New Orleans.

Southbound City of New Orleans train #59 that departs Chicago will terminate in Memphis instead of New Orleans on the following dates:

Tuesday August 30,
Wednesday August 31,
Thursday September 1,
Friday September 2 and
Saturday September 3.
No alternate transportation will be provided between Memphis and New Orleans.

Northbound City of New Orleans train #58 originally scheduled to originate in New Orleans will instead originate in Memphis on the following dates:

Tuesday August 30,
Wednesday August 31,
Thursday September 1,
Friday September 2,
Saturday September 3 and
Sunday September 4.
No alternate transportation will be provided between New Orleans and Memphis.

Southbound Crescent train #19 that departs New York will terminate in Atlanta instead of New Orleans on the following dates:

Tuesday August 30,
Wednesday August 31,
Thursday September 1,
Friday September 2,
Saturday September 3 and
Sunday September 4.
No alternate transportation will be provided between Atlanta and New Orleans.

Northbound Crescent train #20 originally scheduled to originate in New Orleans will instead originate in Atlanta on the following dates:

Tuesday August 30,
Wednesday August 31,
Thursday September 1,
Friday September 2,
Saturday September 3,
Sunday September 4 and
Monday September 5.
No alternate transportation will be provided between New Orleans and Atlanta.

Westbound Sunset Limited train #1 originally scheduled to originate in Orlando will instead originate in San Antonio on the following dates:

Tuesday August 30,
Thursday September 1,
Sunday September 4,
Tuesday September 6 and
Thursday September 8.
No alternate transportation will be provided between Orlando and San Antonio.

Eastbound Sunset Limited train #2 that departs Los Angeles will terminate in San Antonio instead of Orlando on the following dates:

Wednesday August 31,
Friday September 2,
Sunday September 4 and
Wednesday September 7.
No alternate transportation will be provided between San Antonio and Orlando.

Amtrak will continue to monitor the storm and make further schedule adjustments if necessary.

Amtrak reservation agents are contacting passengers regarding the schedule adjustments. Passengers may also call 1-800-USA-RAIL for assistance with their travel plans.

[CNJRoss]

Service Alert: Hurricane Katrina Update - City of New Orleans, Crescent, Sunset Limited - Revised Service Information

August 31, 2005 10:00 a.m.

Due to Hurricane Katrina and severe damage across the Southeast, Amtrak continues to implement a revised service plan for its City of New Orleans trains, which operate between New Orleans and Chicago; the Crescent, which operates between New Orleans and New York; and the Sunset Limited, which operates between Orlando and Los Angeles via New Orleans.

Southbound City of New Orleans train #59 that departs Chicago will terminate in Memphis instead of New Orleans on the following dates:

Tuesday August 30,
Wednesday August 31,
Thursday September 1,
Friday September 2 and
Saturday September 3.
No alternate transportation will be provided between Memphis and New Orleans.

Northbound City of New Orleans train #58 originally scheduled to originate in New Orleans will instead originate in Memphis on the following dates:

Tuesday August 30,
Wednesday August 31,
Thursday September 1,
Friday September 2,
Saturday September 3 and
Sunday September 4.
No alternate transportation will be provided between New Orleans and Memphis.

Southbound Crescent train #19 that departs New York will terminate in Atlanta instead of New Orleans on the following dates:

Tuesday August 30,
Wednesday August 31,
Thursday September 1,
Friday September 2,
Saturday September 3,
Sunday September 4 and
Monday September 5.
No alternate transportation will be provided between Atlanta and New Orleans.

Northbound Crescent train #20 originally scheduled to originate in New Orleans will instead originate in Atlanta on the following dates:

Tuesday August 30,
Wednesday August 31,
Thursday September 1,
Friday September 2,
Saturday September 3,
Sunday September 4,
Monday September 5 and
Tuesday September 6.
No alternate transportation will be provided between New Orleans and Atlanta.

Westbound Sunset Limited train #1 originally scheduled to originate in Orlando will instead originate in San Antonio on the following dates:

Tuesday August 30,
Thursday September 1,
Sunday September 4,
Tuesday September 6 and
Thursday September 8.
No alternate transportation will be provided between Orlando and San Antonio.

Eastbound Sunset Limited train #2 that departs Los Angeles will terminate in San Antonio instead of Orlando on the following dates:

Wednesday August 31,
Friday September 2,
Sunday September 4 and
Wednesday September 7.
No alternate transportation will be provided between San Antonio and Orlando.

Amtrak will continue to monitor the storm damage and cleanup and make further schedule adjustments if necessary.

Amtrak reservation agents are contacting passengers regarding the schedule adjustments. Passengers may also call 1-800-USA-RAIL for assistance with their travel plans.

[KevinKorell]

AMTRAK Sunset Limited: The Sunset Limited is annulled until further notice east of San Antonio. All OBS jobs have been abolished and will be re-bulletined LAX-SAS. All T & E jobs SAS East have been abolished.

[CNJRoss]

Service Alert: Hurricane Katrina Update - City of New Orleans, Crescent, Sunset Limited - Revised Service Information

September 1, 2005 11:00 a.m. ET

Due to Hurricane Katrina and severe damage across the Southeast, Amtrak continues to implement a revised service plan for its City of New Orleans trains, which operate daily between Chicago and New Orleans; the Crescent trains, which operate daily New York and New Orleans; and the Sunset Limited trains, which operate three-days-weekly, between Los Angeles and Orlando, via New Orleans.

Amtrak is offering full refunds and waiving all penalties for passengers who had made reservations traveling into or out of New Orleans. Amtrak has also been calling affected passengers.

Southbound City of New Orleans train #59 that departs Chicago will terminate in Memphis instead of New Orleans on the following dates:

Thursday, September 1
Friday, September 2 and
Saturday, September 3
No alternate transportation will be provided between Memphis and New Orleans.

Northbound City of New Orleans train #58 originally scheduled to originate in New Orleans will instead originate in Memphis on the following dates:

Thursday, September 1
Friday, September 2
Saturday, September 3 and
Sunday, September 4
No alternate transportation will be provided between New Orleans and Memphis.

Southbound Crescent train #19 that departs New York will terminate in Atlanta instead of New Orleans on the following dates:

Thursday, September 1
Friday, September 2
Saturday, September 3
Sunday, September 4 and
Monday, September 5
No alternate transportation will be provided between Atlanta and New Orleans.

Northbound Crescent train #20 originally scheduled to originate in New Orleans will instead originate in Atlanta on the following dates:

Thursday, September 1
Friday, September 2
Saturday, September 3
Sunday, September 4
Monday, September 5 and
Tuesday, September 6
No alternate transportation will be provided between New Orleans and Atlanta.

Westbound Sunset Limited train #1 originally scheduled to originate in Orlando will instead originate in San Antonio on the following dates:

Thursday, September 1,
Sunday, September 4
Tuesday, September 6 and
Thursday, September 8
No alternate transportation will be provided between Orlando and San Antonio.

Eastbound Sunset Limited train #2 that departs Los Angeles will terminate in San Antonio instead of Orlando on the following dates:

Friday, September 2
Sunday, September 4 and
Wednesday, September 7
No alternate transportation will be provided between San Antonio and Orlando.

Amtrak will continue to monitor the storm damage and cleanup and make further schedule adjustments if necessary.

Amtrak reservation agents are contacting passengers regarding the schedule adjustments. Passengers may also call 800-USA-RAIL for assistance with their travel plans.

[CNJRoss]

Service Alert: Modified Amtrak Service to and from the Gulf Coast to be in Effect Until Further Notice
September 2, 2005

WASHINGTON - Direct passenger rail service to and from the Gulf Coast and New Orleans cannot be fully restored at this time due to severe infrastructure damage from Hurricane Katrina, but Amtrak does plan to extend two services that had been previously truncated.

Amtrak is offering full refunds and waiving all penalties for passengers who had made reservations traveling to or from New Orleans or other areas served by the affected trains.

Crescent (trains 19 & 20)

This train normally operates daily between New York and New Orleans. Through the southbound departures on Sept. 11 and the northbound departures on Sept. 13, the trains will originate and terminate in Atlanta instead of New Orleans. Starting with the southbound departures on Sept. 12 and the northbound departures on Sept. 13, the trains will originate and terminate in Meridian, Miss., instead of New Orleans.

No alternate transportation is available between Meridian and New Orleans.

City of New Orleans (trains 58 & 59)

This train normally operates daily between Chicago and New Orleans. Through the southbound departures on Sept. 3 and the northbound departures on Sept. 4, the trains will originate and terminate in Memphis instead of New Orleans. Starting with the southbound departures on Sept. 5 and the northbound departures on Sept. 6, the trains will originate and terminate in Jackson, Miss., instead of New Orleans.

No alternate transportation is available between Jackson and New Orleans.

Sunset Limited (trains 1 & 2)

This train normally operates three-days-weekly between Orlando and Los Angeles, via New Orleans and Houston. Until further notice, the trains will originate and terminate in San Antonio, instead of Orlando.

No alternate transportation is available between San Antonio and Orlando, via New Orleans. Service to and from the Orlando area continues to be maintained by the Silver Star (trains 91 & 92), the Silver Meteor (trains 97 & 98) and Auto Train (trains 52 & 53). Service to and from Houston continues to be maintained by an Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach Connection to and from the Texas Eagle (trains 21 & 22) at Longview, Texas.

Amtrak will continue to monitor the hurricane damage and cleanup and make further schedule adjustments if necessary, but this service plan modification will be in effect until further notice.

The affected trains will continue to offer both Coach class and First class (Sleeping Car) service, with food services for passengers provided on a modified basis on the City of New Orleans and Sunset Limited. Coach class and First class customers will all be served from the Lounge Car on the City of News Orleans, while Coach class and First class customers will all be served from two areas of the Dining Car on the Sunset Limited.

Amtrak reservation agents are contacting passengers regarding the schedule adjustments. Passengers may also call 800-USA-RAIL for assistance with their travel plans.

[KevinKorell]

This train normally operates daily between Chicago and New Orleans. Through the southbound departures on Sept. 3 and the northbound departures on Sept. 4, the trains will originate and terminate in Memphis instead of New Orleans. Starting with the southbound departures on Sept. 5 and the northbound departures on Sept. 6, the trains will originate and terminate in Jackson, Miss., instead of New Orleans.

And one week later, starting 9/12, the CITY THAT USED TO BE NEW ORLEANS will be extended further south, to Hammond, LA.