Amtrak has updated its list of weather-related train cancellations for service to western New York, as well as the long-distance Empire Builder. As of 3:35 p.m. CST, these are the planned cancellations and other service change for Thursday, Dec. 29:
— In New York, the Maple Leaf is canceled in both directions between Rochester and Toronto. Empire Service train No. 280 is canceled between Niagara Falls and Albany; Empire Service train No. 281 is canceled between Syracuse and Albany; Empire Service train No. 283 is canceled between Syracuse and Niagara Falls, and Empire Service train No. 284 is canceled between Niagara Falls and Syracuse.
— For the Empire Builder, the train will not operate between Minneapolis-St. Paul and Seattle/Portland on Dec. 29, while the Dec. 29 departures from Seattle/Portland to Chicago are canceled in full.
No cancellations of Chicago-based regional trains are currently planned for Thursday. Five such trains — two Wolverines and one trip each for the Lincoln Service, Blue Water, and Illinois Zephyr — were cancelled today (Wednesday, Dec. 28).
The list of train cancellations has been subject to frequent updates. Watch Amtrak’s website or the Amtrak Alerts Twitter feed for additional information.
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