NEW YORK — Amtrak has experienced another significant round of equipment-related train cancellations, with some 20 trains scrubbed before the start of operations today (Feb. 5) on the Northeast Corridor.
The same 20 trains will also be cancelled on Friday (Feb. 6).
Early today, the company announced the cancellation of seven Acela trips, 10 Northeast Regional trains, and three Keystone Service trains.
Acelas canceled were northbounds Nos. 2150 and 2168 (Washington-Boston), 2124 (Washington-New York), and 2192 (New York-Boston), as well as southbounds 2153, 2167 and 2171 (all Boston-Washington). Northeast Regional cancellations include northbounds 84, 112, 130, and 192 (Washington-New York) and 176 (Washington-Boston), and southbounds 111, 113, 119, and 131 (New York-Washington), and 173 (Boston-Washington). Keystone trains cancelled are 644 (Harrisburg-New York) and 601 (Philadelphia-Harrisburg), as well as the New York-Philadelphia segment of No. 607.
Those cancellations were attributed to “equipment unavailability” on the Amtrak NEC Alerts feed on X.com, and “winter-weather related equipment issues” in a statement to Trains.
“Amtrak will communicate directly with impacted customers with reservations on affected trains,” the statement reads. “These customers will typically be accommodated on the next available departing train or on a different day. Amtrak will waive additional charges for affected customers looking to change their reservations during the modified schedule.”
The Boston Globe reports Amtrak posted on X.com, “Due to maintenance after the winter storms, engines are not available for some Acela routes.” That post no longer appears on the NEC Alerts feed.
— Updated at 2:03 p.m. with Amtrak statement and that trains are also cancelled on Friday. To report news or errors, contact trainsnewswire@firecrown.com.
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