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Updated Cancellations from Amtrak, effective today 1/20/25. Modified Service due to Extremely Low Temperatures January 20, 2025 1:00 AM Due to the extremely cold temperatures forecasted in the Midwest, we have modified our services through January 22nd. We are closely monitoring severe...

Updated list of weather related cancellations and bustitutions. Ken Modified Service due to Extremely Low Temperatures January 18, 2025 9:00 PM Due to the extremely cold temperatures forecasted in the Midwest, we have modified our services through January 22nd. We are closely monitoring...

More Winter Weather related cancellations. Service Adjustments for Winter Storm Cora January 08, 2025 2:20 PM We are closely monitoring severe weather conditions across the country, which are forecasted for the remainder of the week and may cause additional cancellations or delays to our...

From Amtrak, cancellations/changes for Tuesday, 1/7/25. Tuesday, January 7 Northeast Acela (Operating between Boston and Washington): Trains 2150, 2154, 2168, 2170, & 2172 are canceled between Washington and New York. Trains 2151, 2153, 2155, 2159, & 2173 are canceled between New York and...

Updated list of affected trains from Amtrak. Service adjustments due to Winter Storm Blair January 05, 2025 1:15 PM For the safety of Amtrak customers and employees, due to forecasted winter weather, the following adjustments have been made with no alternative transportation being offered...

From Amtrak.com For the safety of Amtrak customers and employees, due to forecasted winter weather, the following adjustments have been made with no alternative transportation being offered: Saturday, January 4 Southwest Chief (Operating between Los Angeles and Chicago): Train 3 is...

For some of us riding transit is a choice, one of the reasons we moved to Boston, almost 10 years ago, is due to the fact that you can use the T to get to most places you need to, and want to go. I have my car, but it is very liberating to not be a slave to the automobile, and mine can go...

Delays continue. https://www.amny.com/news/amtrak-heavy-delays-nyc-12232024/

From Amtrak Delays along the Northeast Corridor December 22, 2024 1:30 PM Amtrak personnel have restored two of the four tracks to regular service between New York Penn Station (NYP) and Philadelphia 30th St William Gray Station (PHL), allowing train movement. Trains operating on the...

The Commuter Service to TF Green Airport is limited to the trains that Rhode Island funds to run south of Providence. The lack of weekend/holiday service renders it useless for many of us. Then again for airport access we live in Boston in Eastie (East Boston), and we can walk onto the airport...

In the Simplified Dining Service era (and before COVID), the Empire Builder offered "Enhanced Service", and this could have been one of the specials offered. The image below is a menu from long ago that was offered on Thanksgiving and Christmas.

They had a special menu for Thanksgiving and Christmas, last used at least 20, or so years ago on trains with full service dining cars. The Cardinal, which had a "Heat and Eat" menu long before Flex, did offer pre made turkey as part of its regular rotation. Ken

A Memorial Service is planned for this Sunday 11/3, having a marker placed should be a given. In Woodbridge, NJ, a pair of historical markers have been in place honoring the victims, and first responders of The Broker Crash from 2/6/1951...

Viewliner Diners as well. https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/documents/menus/routes/Floridian-Dining-Car-Menu.pdf

Here are some updates on Empire Service reductions, related to the East River Tunnel rehab. https://wnyt.com/top-stories/amtrak-cutting-trips-from-albany-to-nyc-next-month/

As the title states a brutally honest review of the Auto Train from a year ago.

The Floridian is now showing their Traditional Dining Menu, it's the same as the Silver Service menu, which is the same as the Western Traditional Dining, minus the Dinner Appetizers...

More news on service adjustments including the Adirondack. https://www.wcax.com/2024/10/16/more-amtrak-delays-way-adirondack-line/

From Amtrak. Modified service due to Hurricane Milton October 11, 2024 9:00 AM Due to Hurricane Milton, select trains will operate a modified schedule for Amtrak customers' and employees' safety. Despite our efforts, alternate transportation will not be available. Saturday, Oct. 12...

The latest from Amtrak. Due to Hurricane Milton's impending arrival, select trains will operate a modified schedule for Amtrak customers' and employees' safety. Despite our efforts, alternate transportation will not be available. Thursday, Oct. 10th Silver Service Train 91 is canceled...