LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — As Mid-South floodwaters recede, Union Pacific says most service is restored.
While continuing to monitor the situation at Pine Bluff, Ark., UP says its Chicago-Texas route through the city has reopened. Only UP closures as of June 5 were between Coffeyville, Kan., and Little Rock; Tulsa and Muskogee, Okla.; the northern Kansas City-Jefferson City, Mo., route, and some trackage west of Mount Vernon, Ill.
UP says it’s keeping a close eye on the southern Kansas City-Jefferson City route, where Amtrak reports its River Runner service remains suspended until June 10.
Van Buren, Ark., where the closed Van Buren and Wagoner Subdivisions join, has a flash flood watch in effect until Friday.
BNSF Railway continues to report closure of trackage south of Omaha and in several sections along the Mississippi River.
I’m surprised no one has mentioned that the Norfolk Southern KC main being out at Brunswick, MO, and has been for over a week. NS has been detouring a limited amount of trains on the KCS main between Mexico, Mo and KC.
Actually the track is open from Coffeyville, KS to Wagoner, OK for Texas traffic. It’s closed from Wagoner to Little Rock for all trains.