Amtrak cancellations and delays 2025

[MARC Rider]

Well, at least the single-digit cold temperatures haven't messed up the NEC. I saw a Northeast Regional, or at least a string of Amfleets, pulling out of Baltimore yesterday as I was driving by on I-83.

 

[Bernie]

Keystone 642 was an hour delayed because a switch froze near Overbrook

 

[Bostontoallpoints]

Thursday, January 23

Lincoln Service (operating between Chicago, IL & St. Louis, MO)

• Train 300 is canceled. Alternate bus transportation will be provided.

Borealis Service (operating between Chicago & St. Paul-Minneapolis, MN)

• Train 1340 is canceled.

Hiawatha Service (operating between Milwaukee, WI & Chicago, IL)

• Trains 332 & 330 are canceled.

Wolverine Service (operating between Chicago, IL & Pontiac, MI)

• Trains 351 & 353 are canceled.

Illinois Zephyr (operating between Chicago, IL & Quincy, IL)

• Train 380 is canceled. Alternate bus transportation will be provided.

 

[AmtrakBlue]

Well, at least the single-digit cold temperatures haven't messed up the NEC. I saw a Northeast Regional, or at least a string of Amfleets, pulling out of Baltimore yesterday as I was driving by on I-83.

There have been delays due to frozen switches.

 

[Boa]

40 spotted short of Apex due to mechanical issues

 

[MARC Rider]

There have been delays due to frozen switches.

But no cancellations?

 

[west point]

There have been delays due to frozen switches.

Is that due to not enough signaling persons available to unfreeze those switches? In the past is has been posted that Amtrak tries to run most trains straight thru most switches and take the delays. There are definitely more 10 minute and 30+ minute delays today. Yellow for 10 - 29, red for 30 - 59 & black 60 - more. This only applies to NEC trains and not LD.

Regional trains are slightly longer colors green 0 - 19, Yellow 20 - ?, red ?

 

[Railspike]

But no cancellations?

Sunset Ltd #2 cancelled beyond San Antonio tomorrow. ???

 

[Cal]

Sunset Ltd #2 cancelled beyond San Antonio tomorrow. ???

Yes, due to winter weather. MARC Rider was talking about the NEC.

 

[SubwayNut]

Chicago can't seem to get any trains out on time today.

I recently bailed on the Lake Shore Limited and am sitting on the on time South Shore Line to get home to South Bend (we now have an 11:15pm train) I got the notification "Your train may be delayed up to two hours at 7:54pm but unfortunately was too far away from Downtown to take previous 8:15pm train.

I saw the City of New Orleans that pulled away nearly 3 hours late as we followed the old IC corridor out of Chicago.

The only Amtrak agent I could find at 10:45pm (when I needed to leave to get over to Van Buren Station) was in the Metropolitan Lounge - the Amtrak police manning the great hall recommended that when I asked if they knew where any staff were - was excellent calling someone to find out if the Lake Shore had been spotted and came into the station- Answer No! She basically agreed with me the Lake Shore wouldn't be leaving anytime soon.

As of 12:45am CT as I go through Michigan City, it appears the Lake Shore STILL hasn't left Chicago yet.

I will say Amtrak needs better training for their agents when passengers call to cancel a ticket because of a late departing train. When I called at 11:20pm, the agent I talked to first tried to redirect me to customer relations because my ticket had no value I then pushed back and said the train hasn't left yet it's nearly 2 hours late. She looked into it further and then was able to issue me a refund.

 

[MARC Rider]

Yes, due to winter weather. MARC Rider was talking about the NEC.

Right. NEC service wasn't cancelled because of the cold weather, just some delays due to frozen switches.

 

[Bostontoallpoints]

Chicago can't seem to get any trains out on time today.

I recently bailed on the Lake Shore Limited and am sitting on the on time South Shore Line to get home to South Bend (we now have an 11:15pm train) I got the notification "Your train may be delayed up to two hours at 7:54pm but unfortunately was too far away from Downtown to take previous 8:15pm train.

I saw the City of New Orleans that pulled away nearly 3 hours late as we followed the old IC corridor out of Chicago.

The only Amtrak agent I could find at 10:45pm (when I needed to leave to get over to Van Buren Station) was in the Metropolitan Lounge - the Amtrak police manning the great hall recommended that when I asked if they knew where any staff were - was excellent calling someone to find out if the Lake Shore had been spotted and came into the station- Answer No! She basically agreed with me the Lake Shore wouldn't be leaving anytime soon.

As of 12:45am CT as I go through Michigan City, it appears the Lake Shore STILL hasn't left Chicago yet.

I will say Amtrak needs better training for their agents when passengers call to cancel a ticket because of a late departing train. When I called at 11:20pm, the agent I talked to first tried to redirect me to customer relations because my ticket had no value I then pushed back and said the train hasn't left yet it's nearly 2 hours late. She looked into it further and then was able to issue me a refund.

01/23/25 10:30pm EST
_ Delay Notification: As of 7:50 PM CT Train 48/448 will be
_ delayed departing Chicago (CHI) due to the late arrival
_ of inbound equipment. A delay of up to 2 hours is expected.
_ We will provide an update as more information becomes available.
_ We thank you for your patience during this delay.

01/24/25 5:31am EST
_ Travel Update: As of 5:02 AM ET Train 48/448 has departed
_ Chicago (CHI) and is currently operating approximately 6
_ hours and 5 minutes late due to equipment issues at the
_ train yard. We sincerely apologize for the extensive delay
_ and greatly appreciate your patience and understanding.

 

[Rasputin]

Now 7 hours late and it doesn't seem to appear in the train tracking map on the Amtrak site the last time I checked.

For those passengers on 448 who were planning on travelling further by bus or train, it looks like a pleasant night on a bench in South Station.

 

[SubwayNut]

Yup!

I defiantely made the right choice. Had a 9am meeting at work, and can't believe the Lake Shore didn't stop in South Bend until 7:29am this morning. 4 hours of sleep in a bed was defiantly better than no sleep in a bed.

 

[Rasputin]

Amtrak is now reporting that today's 448 will be canceled and that there will be a bustitution.

However, the Amtrak train tracking site is reporting that 48 is right on time. No worries there.