Amtrak to Operate on a Modified Schedule Wednesday
Tuesday, March 20, 2018 4:25 PM ET
Winter Storm Impacts Train Schedules
Amtrak will operate a modified service on Wednesday, March 21, due to inclement weather. Full scheduled service will be restored pending improved conditions.
Modified service for Wednesday, March 21, includes:
- Cardinal Service (New York – Chicago): 50 and 51 will not operate between Indianapolis and New York Penn Station
- Carolinian Service (New York – Charlotte): 79 and 80 will not operate between Raleigh and New York Penn Station
- Northeast Regional Service:
- 171 will not operate between Roanoke, Va. and New York Penn Station
- 84, 94 and 176 will each terminate at New York Penn Station
- Palmetto Service (New York – Miami): 89 will not operate between Washington, D.C. and Savannah, Ga.
Canceled service for Wednesday, March 21 includes:
- Acela Express Service (Washington, D.C. – New York – Boston): 2103, 2107, 2155, 2117, 2159, 2121, 2163, 2165, 2167, 2119, 2171, 2173, 2175, 2154, 2104, 2158, 2160, 2110, 2164, 2166, 2168, 2170, 2172, 2122, 2124, 2126, 2128
- Northeast Regional Service:
- (Washington, D.C. – New York - Boston): 151,141, 93, 85, 173, 129, 193, 137,175, 187, 177, 179, 190, 170, 130, 172, 182, 184, 148, 178, 196, 138, 186 (Boston – Newport News, Va.): 66, 67
- Capitol Limited Service (Chicago – Washington, D.C.): 29, 30
- Crescent Service (New York – New Orleans): 19, 20
- Empire Service (New York – Albany): 230, 234, 238, 242, 233, 235, 239, 243
- Keystone Service (Harrisburg – New York): 609, 647, 651, 639, 642, 646, 656, 620
- Palmetto Service (New York – Miami): 90
- Pennsylvanian Service (New York - Pittsburgh): 42, 43
- Silver Meteor Service (New York – Miami): 97, 98
- Silver Star Service (New York – Miami): 91, 92
- Vermonter (St. Albans – Washington, D.C.): 55, 56
- Downeaster (Boston – Portland – Brunswick) and Amtrak Shuttle Service (New Haven, Conn., and Springfield, Mass.,) will continue to operate as scheduled.
Customers will be re-accommodated on trains with similar departure times so please check on Amtrak.com or your smartphone app. For customers looking to change reservations for travel during the modified schedule, Amtrak will waive the change fee (customers must contact the reservation center at 1-800-USA-RAIL). Anyone planning to travel should check their train status prior to departing, allow extra time to get to the station and be extremely careful in stations and on platforms. Amtrak is actively monitoring the winter storm and has positioned engineering crews and locomotives at strategic locations along the corridor. Additionally, we are working with tree removal companies to proactively remove limbs and branches that are close to the right of way.
Amtrak regrets any inconvenience. This information is correct as of the above time and date. Information is subject to change as conditions warrant.
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