CHICAGO — Amtrak has canceled several trains in the Midwest and Pacific Northwest today (Friday, Feb. 6), along with a second day of large-scale cancellations in the Northwest.
Canceled today are Chicago-St. Louis Lincoln Service trains 300, 302, 305, and 307; Chicago-Pontiac, Mich., Wolverines Nos. 351, 352, 353, and 354; and Chicago-Quincy Illinois Zephyrs Nos. 380 and 383.
All of these are attributed to “equipment unavailability resulting from severe weather conditions.” They are part of a series of multi-day equipment cancellations announced previously [see “Amtrak ‘weather-related’ cancellations extended,” Trains.com, Feb. 3, 20256]
In the Pacific Northwest, Amtrak Cascades trains 516 (Seattle-Vancouver, B.C.), 518 (Eugene, Ore.-Vancouver), and 519 (Vancouver-Seattle) have been canceled. These are attributed to equipment unavailability and are reportedly related to a freight derailment.
These cancellations come as 20 trains on the Northeast Corridor are canceled for a second consecutive day [see “Amtrak cancels 20 trains …,” Feb. 5, 2026].
— Updated at 10:51 a.m. CT to correct Illinois Zephyr train numbers; updated at 12:40 with link to previous article and additional detail on Cascades cancellations. To report news or errors, contact trainsnewswire@firecrown.com.
The equipment may be unavailable, but as for severe weather conditions, may I respectfully ask, where in Illinois is there severe weather?