WASHINGTON — Amtrak has announced an extensive list of train cancellations as of today (Saturday, Jan. 4), extending into Tuesday, Jan. 7. Operations from coast to coast are affected as a result of the winter storm currently moving through the center of the country.
The cancellations began with Friday’s scheduled departure of the eastbound Southwest Chief from Los Angeles. Its opposite number, westbound No. 3 from Chicago, has been cancelled today (Saturday, Jan. 4). Also cancelled today are No. 22, the northbound San Antonio-Chicago Texas Eagle, and No. 50, the eastbound Chicago-Cincinnati-Washington-New York Cardinal.
Cancellations still to come include:
Sunday, Jan. 5
Long-distance trains:
— No. 21, the southbound Chicago-San Antonio Texas Eagle.
— Nos. 40 and 41, both directions of the Chicago-Miami Floridian.
— No. 51, the westbound New York-Washington-Cincinnati-Chicago Cardinal.
— Nos. 58 and 59, both directions of the City of New Orleans to and from Chicago.
— UPDATE: No. 4, the Southwest Chief that left Los Angeles on Saturday, Jan. 4, is terminating today (Jan. 5) in Albuquerque. After it is serviced there, it will return all passengers to their points of origin between Albuquerque and LA.
Midwest:
— All Lincoln Service trains between Chicago and St. Louis (Nos. 300, 301, 302, 305, 306, 307, 318, and 319), including those extended to Kansas City as Missouri River Runner service.
— Both Missouri River Runner round trips (Nos. 311, 319, 316 and 318), as previous announced.
— Both round trips of the Chicago-Carbondale Saluki/Illini, Nos. 390, 391, 392, and 393.
Northeast:
— Northeast Regional train No. 67 (Boston-Washington); No. 157 between Washington and Norfolk, Va., and No. 195 between Washington and Richmond, Va.
Monday, Jan. 6
Northeast:
— Acela: Nos. 2103, 2107, and 2121 (Boston-Washington) are cancelled entirely, as are Nos. 2108, 2122, and 2124 (Washington-Boston); Nos. 2150, 2154, 2168, 2170, and 2172 are cancelled between Washington and New York, and Nos. 2151, 2153, 2155, 2159, and 2173 are cancelled between New York and Washington.
— Northeast Regional: Cancelled entirely are Washington-New York trains Nos. 112, 130, 182, Washington-Boston trains Nos. 170 and 172; Norfolk-New York trains No. 84 and 138, Richmond-Boston train No. 86, Roanoke-New York train No. 134, Roanoke-Boston train No. 66; New York-Washington trains Nos. 131, 181, 193, 197, Boston-Washington train No. 175, Boston-New York train No. 179, Boston-Richmond train No. 85 New York-Roanoke train No. 151, and New York-Newport News train No. 119. Partial cancellations include Nos. 94, 95, and 141 between Washington and New York; No. 171 between Roanoke and Washington; No. 125 between Washington and Newport News; No. 93 between New York and Norfolk, and No. 174 between Richmond and Washington.
— The Carolinians, Nos. 79 and 80, are cancelled between Charlotte and Raleigh, N.C.
Midwest:
UPDATE: Added to the cancellation list for Monday are the same Lincoln Service and Missouri River Runner trains that were cancelled Sunday: Nos. 300, 301, 302, 305, 306, 307, 311, 316, 318, and 319.
Tuesday, Jan. 7
— Northeast Regional No. 86 is cancelled between Richmond and Washington; No. 84 is cancelled between Norfolk and Washington.
Those affected can contact Amtrak’s reservation center at 1-800-USA-Rail for rebooking. Watch the Amtrak website and its Amtrak Alerts and Amtrak NEC Alerts feeds on X.com for more information, including possible additional service changes.
— Updated Jan. 5 at 4:50 p.m. with Sunday cancellation of Southwest Chief beyond Albuquerque, Monday cancellations of Lincoln Service and Missouri River Runner.
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