NS Aberdeen Derailment 3/5/2022

[John Bobinyec]

Amtrak just announced that the NEC is temporarily suspended because of a NS derailment at Aberdeen.

If anyone has any information on how bad this is, please post it. The wife is supposed to take 91 tonight.

Maybe it'll get through there or maybe they'll start the train out of Washington.

JB

 

[AmtrakBlue]

Think I read 20 coal car overturned. Happened before 5 am, so hopefully at least one track will be cleared by the time 91 goes through.

 

[John Bobinyec]

91 is already canceled out of NYP. Now we see if they start one out of WAS.

jb

 

[AmtrakBlue]

Yep, just read from an Amtrak employee that they canceling anything below Philly. They're even cancelling <some> trains headed north from south of WAS. Guess it will depend on whether they have any equipment for 91 in WAS.

 

[Ryan]

If only we still had timetables to see if this was trains for all day, or just a portion of it.

 

[AmtrakBlue]

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If only we still had timetables to see if this was trains for all day, or just a portion of it.

Use their schedule page and plug in NYC - WAS (or ALX).

 

[AmtrakBlue]

91 is already canceled out of NYP. Now we see if they start one out of WAS.

jb

So far 91 has not shown up as cancelled in its entirety. Did they offer to put your wife on a regional or Acela to get her to WAS?

 

[user 14106]

According to Amtrak service advisories crescent and Star will run as normal but palmetto canceled and Carolinian will basically run as a Piedmont today - only Raleigh - Charlotte.

 

[jis]

According to Amtrak service advisories crescent and Star will run as normal but palmetto canceled and Carolinian will basically run as a Piedmont today - only Raleigh - Charlotte.

So it would seem that they think they will have some capacity open for use by the derailment a little later in the day.

 

[20th Century Rider]

Reservations must be flooded... have been on hold for over two hours due to a cancellation of CZ on a trip next May. Derailment on NEC has Amtrak res paralyzed. Rescheduling always difficult when Amtrak makes changes... guess I'll try calling next week sometime.

 

[TheVig]

Reservations must be flooded

Yeah, I'd hate to be working in the Center of Excellence today.

 

[jis]

Amtrak has done the unthinkable! They have managed to mount a self inflicted DDOS attack on themselves, and while at it also manage to get a whole bunch of potential travelers in May to possibly cancel their trips unnecessarily. Of the causes, only the NS derailment is one over which they had no control. The rest ... well ...

 

[20th Century Rider]

Poor attitudes, inefficiencies, leaderless leadership, oh my... what can I say???

Just received my 'Select Executive' card... no luggage tags and ripped packaging...

What else can I say??? 12,000 points will get you a $100 gift certificate for Fairmont Hotels and Resorts which can be used under program 'terms and conditions.'

Hmmm... guess 'I've arrived!'

 

[TheVig]

This poor girl is apparently traveling broke. Sucks, but she has a lot to learn..........

 

[Oreius]

How does this affect 92? I’m leaving Tampa today, and will arrive in Philadelphia tomorrow evening. Just concerned..

 

[jis]

How does this affect 92? I’m leaving Tampa today, and will arrive in Philadelphia tomorrow evening. Just concerned..

From the looks of things, you should be fine arriving in Philadelphia tomorrow, unless of course someone pulls yet another rabbit out of the hat between now and then.

 

[joelkfla]

How does this affect 92? I’m leaving Tampa today, and will arrive in Philadelphia tomorrow evening. Just concerned..

According to this: Freight train derailment in Md. delays DC-New York Amtrak service

• Silver Star Train 92 (operating between Miami and New York) will operate normal schedule

 

[Oreius]

Just got a message. 92 will terminate at JAX on 3/5. No service to NYP. What do I do?

 

[TheVig]

Just got a message. 92 will terminate at JAX on 3/5. No service to NYP. What do I do?

Call and plan to be on hold for awhile.

 

[Oreius]

This is what it says…

 

[jis]

This is what it says…

Oh well, that certainly supersedes my more optimistic outlook

Jacksonville, huh? That is pretty strange.

 

[20th Century Rider]

Amtrak has a lot to learn about the lives of customers being effected by this. But... like the customer service rep I talked with a few days ago... "We appreciated your business but unfortunately are unable to do anything... da da da da... I'm so sorry but that's about it."

Not!

 

[20th Century Rider]

Just Googled Amtrak Alerts and go this. I guess if you can't get through to an agent you can at least find out what's happening. Their website also has information under 'Service Alerts and Notices' but doesn't seem to get updated as often...

 

[jis]

Apparently they cannot turn more than one LD train in addition to the Cap in Washington DC.

BTW they are thoroughly forked at Aberdeen as the video here evidences....

https://www.wbaltv.com/article/amtrak-service-suspended-freight-derailment-near-aberdeen/39332740
Apparently things have gone further south (no pun intended) since this article and video was published.

 

[pennyk]

Just got a message. 92 will terminate at JAX on 3/5. No service to NYP. What do I do?

So sorry about this. I hope things work out for you.