NEW YORK — Operating issues continue for Amtrak on the Northeast Corridor today (Dec. 23), well over 24 hours after disruptions began because of downed overhead power lines near Philadelphia.
The signal issues reported reported an an Amtrak advisory at 4:30 a.m. today have now been resolved, the company says in a 2:30 p.m. ET update. However, “crew constraints and residual issues” continue that mean all trains between Boston South Station and Washington Union Station may be impacted, and some trains have been cancelled to minimize delays. As of 8 a.m. ET, the Amtrak NEC Alerts feed on X.com indicates that Boston-Washington Acela trains 2155, 2169, 2173, 2193 have been cancelled, as have Washington-Boston Acela trains 2162 and 2172. Also cancelled are Northeast Regional trains 112 (a 7:45 a.m. Washington-New York train), 114 (10:10 a.m., Washington-New York), 181 (a 5:45 a.m. New York-Washington train), and 131 (12:10 p.m., New York-Washington). Train No. 185 (a 9:25 a.m. New York-Washington departure) was later added to that list.
“Unfortunately, there is no estimate for the resumption of standard operating service,” Amtrak says in the latest update.
As of 4:45 p.m. ET, NJ Transit shows all Northeast Corridor trains as operating on time. AThe Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority’s Trenton Line, which operates on the Northeast Corridor, currently lists delays of up to 15 minutes, but that is currently true systemwide for SEPTA because of weather conditions.
The Northeast Corridor issues were first reported by NJ Transit at 3:30 a.m. on Sunday and involved downed power lines near Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station that led to a suspension of all Amtrak service between New York and Philadelphia for most of Sunday morning [see “Some Amtrak, NJ Transit service … restored,” Trains News Wire, Dec. 22, 2024]. One track was restored to limited operation around noon; by Sunday evening, Amtrak was reporting one track was fully operational while two were allowing operations at reduced speed.
— Updated at 3:55 p.m. CT with afternoon conditions.
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