Evidently the ice and snow storm coming thru Georgia , Carolinas, and Virginia is causing a bunch of Amtrak cancellations. Appears these RRs expect too many trees and power lines to go down ? Would expect that ice on limbs and power lines and then up to 1.3 feet snow forecasted EDIT to revised figure )( we doubt that ) will leave signals out with not enough standby generators to distribute. As well all the bumper cars will block access to the signals.
Service Canceled in Advance of Severe Weather: Operations south of Washington, D.C., impacted
December 07, 2018 04:00 PM ET
Service Canceled in Advance of Severe Weather: Operations south of Washington, D.C., impacted
Dec. 7, 2018
4 p.m. ET
Due to a winter storm expected to impact Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina, Amtrak is canceling trains and modifying service beginning Saturday, Dec. 8, through Tuesday, Dec. 11. For the safety of our customers and employees, the operating plan for service will be adjusted, as follows:
The Crescent 20 (New Orleans – New York) is canceled on Saturday, Dec. 8.
The Cardinal 50 (Chicago - New York) will operate Chicago to Indianapolis on Saturday, Dec. 8.
The Silver Star 92 (Miami - New York) will operate Miami to Jacksonville, Fla., on Saturday, Dec. 8, and Sunday, Dec. 9.
Northeast Regional 145 (New York to Roanoke, Va.) will operate New York to Washington, D.C., on Sunday, Dec. 9.
The following trains are canceled for Sunday, Dec. 9:
• Auto Train 52 & 53 (Lorton, Va. – Sanford, Fla.)
• Crescent 19 & 20 (New York – New Orleans)
• Silver Meteor 97 & 98 (Miami – New York)
• Carolinian 79 & 80 (New York – Charlotte)
• Piedmont 73/74, 75/76, 77/78 (Raleigh &nda