CHICAGO — A major, slow-moving storm has led to a flurry of Amtrak cancellations today (Friday, April 4) in the Midwest.
Cancellations today, according to the Amtrak Alerts social media feed, include:
— Both directions of the Texas Eagle between St. Louis and Marshall, Texas;
— Both directions of the City of New Orleans;
— The southbound Illini between Champaign-Urbana and Carbondale, Ill.
All are due to “inclement weather conditions,” according to the Amtrak Alerts feed. No alternate transportation is being provided for any of the cancelled trains.
The City of New Orleans has also been cancelled in both directions on Saturday, April 5, according to the train status section of the Amtrak website.
This evening’s National Weather Service forecast includes a warning of “significant severe weather and life-threatening flash flooding” from the Ohio Valley through Texas and Louisiana.
