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#1 AlanB

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Posted 19 September 2003 - 03:55 PM

Here's the latest from Amtrak:

SEPT. 19, AS OF 3:30 P.M. EDT:

AMTRAK NORTHEAST CORRIDOR SERVICE FULLY RESTORED
Long-distance trains begin resuming service Saturday

WASHINGTON -- Amtrak resumed full service on the Northeast Corridor between Washington, Philadelphia, New York and Boston late this morning and will operate a regular Saturday schedule on the Corridor tomorrow.

Also on Saturday, Amtrak will begin resuming a number of long-distance services that had been halted by Hurricane Isabel, including most service between the East Coast and Chicago and four trains south of Washington.

Train services today and for the weekend include:

NORTHEAST CORRIDOR:  At approximately 11:00 a.m. today, Amtrak resumed full service between Washington, New York and Boston, and will run a regular schedule through the weekend.


LONG-DISTANCE TRAINS TO/FROM THE EAST:  Today, Amtrak is resuming operation of the eastbound and westbound Lake Shore Limited (trains 48/49/448/449) between Chicago and New York City/Boston and the eastbound Three Rivers (train 40) from Chicago to New York.  Cancelled are the Capitol Limited (trains 29/30) and the westbound Three Rivers (train 41).  On Saturday, Sept. 21, Amtrak plans to operate all scheduled Chicago-East Coast service except the westbound Capitol Limited (train 29) from Washington to Chicago and the eastbound Cardinal (train 50) from Chicago to Washington.


SOUTHEAST:  Four trains south of Washington will resume service on Saturday. These are the northbound Crescent (train 20) from New Orleans to New York, the southbound Crescent (train 19) from New York to New Orleans, and the Piedmont (trains 73/74) between Charlotte and Raleigh.  Resumption of other services south of Washington is pending a damage assessment and permission to operate over CSX-owned rail lines.


PENNSYLVANIA:  Keystone service is operating between Philadelphia and New York, and all Clockers are operating on a normal schedule between Philadelphia and New York, as well as Regional, Metroliner and Acela Express service.  An announcement about resumption of service between Harrisburg and Philadelphia will be made once work crews clear downed trees.  Because of this damage, the Pennsylvanian (trains 42/43) between New York and Pittsburgh has been cancelled today.


The full press release can be found here.
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Posted 19 September 2003 - 09:45 PM

And now the Friday 7:30 PM update:

This one includes some Silver Service, in addition to the trains mentioned earlier.

SEPT. 19, AS OF 7:30 P.M. EDT:

AMTRAK NORTHEAST SERVICE RESTORED
Southeast and other services to resume this weekend


Amtrak restored all services in the Northeast Corridor today and plans to run a normal schedule of trains on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 20-21, between Washington, Philadelphia, New York City and Boston.

Additionally, starting Saturday, Sept. 20, Keystone train service between Harrisburg and Philadelphia will resume, as will some services in the Carolinas and Florida.  The first northbound train from Miami, the Palmetto, will depart en route to New York.

Specific service resumptions include:

NORTHEAST CORRIDOR:  At approximately 11:00 a.m. Friday, Amtrak resumed full service between Washington, New York and Boston, and will run a regular schedule through the weekend. On Saturday, full Keystone Service between Harrisburg and New York, via Philadelphia, will resume.


LONG-DISTANCE TRAINS TO/FROM THE EAST:  On Saturday, Amtrak plans to operate all scheduled Chicago-East Coast service except the westbound Capitol Limited (train 29) from Washington to Chicago and the eastbound Cardinal (train 50) from Chicago to Washington.
SOUTHEAST/FLORIDA:  Seven trains south of Washington will resume some or all of their service on Saturday. These are the northbound Crescent (train 20) from New Orleans to New York, the southbound Crescent (train 19) from New York to New Orleans, and the Piedmont (trains 73/74) between Charlotte and Raleigh.  The Carolinian (trains 79/80) will operate between New York and Washington and between Charlotte and Raleigh only.  In addition, Amtrak plans to originate the Palmetteo (train 90), departing Miami Saturday afternoon en route to New York.


The full press release can be found here.


In an interesting side note, someone at Amtrak can't spell very well. They've renamed the Palmetto the Palmetteo. :lol:
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Posted 20 September 2003 - 09:06 PM

And now the Saturday Update:

Quick summary, all service except trains to and from Florida will run normal. :) Due to power outages in Virginia, there is still no Silver Service and no Auto Train. :(

SEPT. 20, AS OF 11:30 A.M. EDT:

AMTRAK RESTORES WASHINGTON-CHICAGO SERVICE
Washington-Southeast/Florida trains still curtailed

Amtrak plans to restore all east-west services between Chicago and New York City and Washington by Sunday, but is unable to operate its routes via Richmond, Va., to the southeast and Florida due to the lack of commercial electric power.

Effective Sunday, the Chicago-Pittsburgh-Washington Capitol Limited (trains 29 & 30) and the Chicago-Cincinnati-Washington Cardinal (trains 51 & 50) will resume scheduled operations in both directions.

However, plans to restore service between Washington and points south and east via Richmond are postponed until there is additional commercial electric power available.  The lack of electricity has disabled trackside signals needed to properly dispatch rail traffic and has disabled grade crossing warning lights and gates.

CSX Transportation, owner of the route Amtrak uses for service to the southeast, estimates trains would be delayed for up to eight hours while operating through the areas without commercial electric power.

Amtrak service on the routes to and from Florida will be limited to an intrastate train between Miami and Jacksonville until more electric power is restored.

Amtrak service on the route used by the Crescent (trains 19 & 20) between New York-Washington and New Orleans, via Atlanta, uses a different route and was restored on Saturday, as was service within the Carolinas on the Carolinian (trains 79 & 80).

Amtrak restored all services in the Northeast Corridor on Friday and the regular schedule of trains is being operated between Washington and Boston, via New York.  Keystone services in Pennsylvania were restored on Saturday.


You can find Amtrak's full press release here.
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