Amtrak has extended some of its service cancellations and modifications in the Northeast into today (Sunday, Jan. 30) in the wake of Saturday’s major winter storm. Most trains are running, as are most of the region’s rail transit systems.
Cancelled today, according to an advisory on the Amtrak website, are Northeast Regional trains 150, 160, 161, and 162 between Boston and New York; Acela trains 2250 and 2253 between New York and Boston; and Downeaster train 690. Modifications include Northeast Regional trains 195 (normally from Boston to Richmond, Va.) and 99 (Boston-Newport News, Va.), which will originate in New York; and Carolinian train 79 (Charlotte-New York), which will originate in Washington.
Updates to transit service include:
— Restoration of all Long Island Rail Road branch line service, although buses are replacing trains east of Ronkonkona and Speonk.
— Restoration of all Metro-North operations.
— Suspensions, reroutes, and some delays on New York City Transit subway lines. Check the MTA website for details.
— Restoration of NJ Transit service, although some cancellations and delays remain possible.
— Restoration of CTrail service on the Hartford Line and Shore Line East, although two early Shore Line East trains were cancelled, as was one bus substitution for Amtrak service on the Hartford Line.
— Normal Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority rail transit service, except for continuing substitution of buses in three locations: for trolleys on the Mattapan line, for D Branch service on the Green Line; and between Orient Heights and Government Center on the Blue Line. The commuter Rail fitchburg Line is running a special schedule.
Considering the historic and proportions of the storm and a rereading of coverage in a recent Classic Trains of rail operations during a historic Buffalo Blizzard, the return of service was pretty quick. So maybe we should not be so hard on passenger train operators when they shut down in advance of predicted really bad storms. (re the newwire article announcing closures) At least in MA and Long Island this was a really bad storm in terms of wind gusts and accumulation.
MARK SHAPP – It appears from this article and the Amtrak website that the Lakeshore Limited across Massachusetts has been restored as of today.
Thanks Charles! Yeah, I guess so. I just went to asm.transitdocs, the Amtrak/Via Live Map, and 448 and 449 seem to have met at Pittsfield. Not an uncommon occurrence. Funny enough, the map doesn’t show #49 and he was due out NYP at 1540. Gotta wonder what’s going on with that. The combined train is due out of ALB at 1905.
49-30 escaped the clutches of NYP 1hr/51m late. Dep. Waterloo, IN 27m down and coming at you, Charles.