Amtrak cancels more than a dozen Northeast Corridor trains due to winter weather
NEW YORK -- Amtrak has cancelled more than a dozen trains along the Northeast Corridor because of freezing cold temperatures and more incoming snow.
Acela trains headed to New York from cities like Boston and Washington D.C. are not running Thursday, leaving commuters with limited options.
Other trains around the state and country are also impacted, including the Maple Leaf operating between Albany and Toronto, Lakeshore Limited and Empire Builder.
- Train 2103 Thursday, January 18 is canceled in its entirety.
- Train 2153 Thursday, January 18 is canceled in its entirety.
- Train 2117 Thursday, January 18 is canceled in its entirety.
- Train 2159 Thursday, January 18 is canceled in its entirety.
- Train 2121 Thursday, January 18 is canceled in its entirety.
- Train 2163 Thursday, January 18 is canceled in its entirety.
- Train 2190 Thursday, January 18 is canceled in its entirety.
- Train 2104 Thursday, January 18 is canceled in its entirety.
- Train 2162 Thursday, January 18 is canceled in its entirety.
- Train 2108 Thursday, January 18 is canceled in its entirety.
- Train 2170 Thursday, January 18 is canceled in its entirety.
- Train 2124 Thursday, January 18 is canceled in its entirety.
- Train 2150 Thursday, January 18 is canceled between WAS - NYP; Originates in New York (NYP).
Riders at Penn Station told CBS New York's Elijah Westbrook they were trying to rebook on other services such as the Northeast Regional to get to their destinations.
There was some confusion for passengers like Lahmon Hall, who was trying to head up to Boston. She said she didn't realize Acela service was cancelled until she got to Penn Station on Wednesday night. She was waiting for a Regional on Thursday morning that was expected to get her to her destination at around the same time.
"It was a lot of back and forth over the phone. They sent me a link to change, and when I clicked on the link, I was like what about theses prices? It should be zero. So then I called, and while I was on hold, I went back on, and it was zero-zero," Hall told CBS New York's Elijah Westbrook.
From Westbrook's observations inside Moynihan Train Hall, others had similar experiences. Amtrak said passengers with reservations on trains with modified service will be accommodated on other trains with similar departure times, or another day.
Temperatures dipping as low as they were on Thursday can exact quite a toll on trains. Customers can find up-to-date train status information on Amtrak.com, in their free mobile app or by following @AmtrekNECAlerts on X.
For more information on additional cancellations due to the winter weather, click here.