NEW ORLEANS — Union Pacific has reopened its line between St. James, La., and New Orleans, after Kansas City Southern restored service on Thursday.
In a Friday notification to customers, UP said it has generators in place to operate signals and crossing gates until power is restored. The railroad’s Avondale, La., intermodal terminal remains closed until further notice. While interchange has resumed with Norfolk Southern, interchange is not allowed during the city’s 8 p.m.-6 a.m. curfew. Other interchange in New Orleans remains under embargo.
KCS informed its customers of the reopening of the New Orleans Subdivision two days after it restored service on its Gulfport Division, but cautioned that delays remain likely while the traffic backlog is addressed and until normal operating speeds can be reestablished.
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