lionkingcmsl | Aug. 26th, 2011

south of D.C. tonight or tomorrow, forget about it!

The railroad is taking this storm very seriously!

Amtrak has already suspended some services south of D.C. tonight and the tentative plan for tomorrow is not looking too good.

Here is what is on the website about today:
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Operating Plan for Hurricane Irene

Amtrak has implemented an operating plan in anticipation of Hurricane Irene’s landfall along the East Coast.
At this point, many trains operating south of Washington, D.C., have been cancelled from Friday through Sunday, and more cancellations are possible.
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Here is a memo that was sent out about Saturday:

NORTHEAST CORRIDOR OPERATING PLAN FOR: SATURDAY, 8/27/2011

Grid based on current NEC schedules

THIS PLAN COVERS STRICTLY NORTHEAST CORRIDOR/KEYSTONE SERVICE. THE "SILVER SERVICE",
AUTO-TRAIN AND OTHER LONG-HAUL TRAINS ARE NOT COVERED BY THIS PLAN.
CANCELLATIONS:

Acela Express: 2253(27) cancelled NYP-WAS

Regional Svc: 159(27)-167(27)-169(27)-67(27)-192(27)-158(27)-182(27)-66(27) cancelled in entirety
163(27) cancelled NYP-PHL
135(27)-57(27)-165(27) cancelled NYP-WAS
67(26) and 99(27) cancelled WAS-NPN
194(27) cancelled NPN-WAS
195(27) and 87(27) cancelled WAS-RVR
147(27) cancelled WAS-LYH
168(27) cancelled NYP-BOS
146(27) cancelled NYP-SPG

Keystone: 671(27)-672(27)-610(27); 669(27) cancelled PHL-HAR; 670(27) cancelled PHL-NYP

Long-Haul Service: 89(27)-79(27)-19(27)-97(27)
98(27)-80(27)-90(27)-50(27)-30(27); 48/448(27) cancelled TOL-NYP/BOS
50(27) cancelled IND-NYP
91(27) cancelled NYP-JAX; 92(27) cancelled JAX-NYP

Vermonter: Due to ongoing trackwork trains 54/57 are cancelled between SAB and SPG,
with alternate transportation provided. Also note 57(27) cancelled NYP-WAS.

Empire Service: Status for 8/27 not finalized yet

Downeaster: Status for 8/27 not finalized yet

Piedmont Service: 73(27)-74(27)-75(27)-76(27) cancelled

ADDED STOPS: 669(27) - Add stops EWR, MET

So if you plan to travel by Amtrak in the next few days either check out the website: www.amtrak.com or call 1-800 USA RAIL ( 1-800-872-7245 ) for the most up to date info.