Amtrak to operate on modified schedule due to winter storm

Amtrak to operate on modified schedule due to winter storm
By Megan Woo | March 13, 2017 at 5:35 PM EDT - Updated August 12 at 3:51 PM

RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) - Amtrak will operate on a modified schedule in the Northeast region on Tuesday due to the winter storm.

Here is the list of routes that will be affected by the storm:

  • No Acela Express service between New York City and Boston; limited Acela Express service between New York City and Washington, D.C.
  • The Northeast Regional service will run on a modified schedule, with some trains truncated or canceled.
  • The Keystone Service will operate on a severe weather schedule.
  • The following Empire Service trains will not operate: 230, 234, 238, 242, 281, 235, 237, 241.
  • The following Downeaster Service trains will not operate: 688, 689.

Amtrak says some long distance trains that normally travel along the Northeast Corridor may also be affected.

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