NEW YORK — Amtrak service remains subject to significant disruptions on the Northeast Corridor, with a large number of cancellations already announced today (Tuesday, Feb. 24).
Service between New York and Boston, shut down since mid-morning on Monday, was tentatively scheduled to resume as of 8 a.m. ET, according to the most recent Amtrak customer advisory, posted late Monday. However, as of 9 a.m. ET, the Transitdocs rail map still shows no trains between the two cities.
These cancellations in the Northeast were announced earlier on the Amtrak NEC Alerts social media feed:
Acelas: Nos. 2201, 2203, 2205, 2206, 2214, 2218, 2222, 2223, 2248, 2249, 2250, and 2271.
Northeast Regionals: Nos. 88, 101, 109, 143, 142, 144, 146, 150, 153, 160, 168, 194, and 196, as well as Nos. 135, 163, and 165 between Boston and New York, and No. 103 between New York and Philadelphia.
Other regional trains: Vermonters Nos. 54 and 57.
Keystone Service: Nos. 607, 658, 650, and 661.
Empire Service: Nos. 233, 236, 243, and 244.
Notably, Amtrak did manage to get some long-distance trains out of the Northeast on Monday, albeit with delays. The westbound Lake Shore Limited left New York three hours, 35 minutes late and was four hours, 33 minutes late at Cleveland. The southbound Silver Meteor left New York five hours, 41 minutes late and is currently more than 7 hours late. The southbound Crescent left New York three hoiurs, 41 minutes late, but has made up almost an hour, running two hours, 43 minutes late at Greenville, S.C.
Adding to challenges for passengers attempting to adjust travel plans, Amtrak’s booking systems were knocked out for a time on Monday evening by a network outage.
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