Amtrak cancellations and delays 2025

[Maverickstation]

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 services. We are committed to providing you with up-to-date information and are actively planning to minimize any potential service disruptions. Please stay tuned for updates via Amtrak's mobile app, text, email, or by checking Amtrak.com for train status. Your understanding and cooperation are greatly appreciated as we navigate these weather challenges together.

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:

Wednesday, January 8

Texas Eagle (Operating between Chicago, IL and San Antonio, TX):

• Train 21 is canceled between St. Louis and San Antonio.

Texas Eagle (Operating between Los Angeles, CA and Chicago, IL

• Train 422 is canceled between San Antonio and Chicago

Thursday, January 9

Heartland Flyer (Operating between Fort Worth and TX Oklahoma City, OK):

• Train 822 is cancelled.

City of New Orleans (Operating between Chicago, IL and New Orleans, LA):

• Train 59 is cancelled.

Texas Eagle (Operating between Chicago, IL and San Antonio, TX):

• Train 22 is cancelled between San Antonio and St. Louis.
• Train 21 is cancelled between St. Louis and San Antonio.

Friday, January 10

Heartland Flyer (Operating between Fort Worth and TX Oklahoma City, OK):

• Train 821 is cancelled.

City of New Orleans (Operating between Chicago, IL and New Orleans, LA):

• Train 58 is cancelled.
• Train 59 is cancelled.

Texas Eagle (Operating between Chicago, IL and San Antonio, TX):

• Train 22 is canceled between San Antonio and St. Louis.

Saturday, January 11

City of New Orleans (Operating between Chicago, IL and New Orleans, LA):

• Train 58 is cancelled.

Customers with reservations on affected trains will typically be accommodated on trains with similar departure times or another day. Amtrak will waive additional charges for customers looking to change their reservation during the modified schedule by calling our reservation center at 1-800-USA-RAIL. Follow us on X for real-time service information:
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This information is correct as of the time and date above. Information is subject to change as conditions warrant.

 

[AmtrakBlue]

Cardinal 51 was cancelled this morning. It showed a few minutes late out of Cincinnati on asm.transitdocs earlier. We were notified of the cancelation via email after we arrived to the IND station. Still no text notification. The ticket on the Amtrak still shows an online departure out of IND. Very weird.

It’s not “cancelled” but looks like all passengers, including ones waiting at stations are being bused between CIN & CHI

 

[Widfara]

So all these new engines don't work in bad weather. There are mechanical difficulties all over the map.

 

[west point]

A big problem right now is the unreliability of locos. If 3 fail and only one able to just provide HEP that is not good. If a train is stalled without any hope of help for 24 hours would the loco(s) run out of HEP fuel? These storms are also bringing down a lot of trees that can severely damage a loco in a collision. If a tree stops a train in a forest area and the train cannot back up quickly enough what happens if another tree smashes a passenger car taking out the HEP?

This tree situation is much worse now since trees are no longer removed. They are no longer threat since RRs have removed code lines and telegraph lines.

Now Amtrak could refuse to drop passengers at unmanned stations that are hazardous such as Mt Joy PA,