Amtrak cancels Northeast corridor services for Monday

Effective tonight at 7 pm., all Acela Express, Northeast Regional, Keystone and Shuttle services are canceled for trains originating on Monday, Oct. 29. Also Empire Service, Adirondack, Vermonter, Ethan Allen and Pennsylvanian train services are suspended, along with overnight services to and from the East Coast.

Amtrak Thruway Bus Services associated with these canceled trains also are  suspended. Alternate transportation for canceled services is not available.

Exceptions are The Maple Leaf (Trains 63 & 64), which will operate only between Toronto, Ontario, Canada and Albany-Rensselaer, N.Y., rather than originating and terminating at New York City; the Carolinian (Trains 79 & 80) will operate only between Charlotte and Raleigh rather than originating and terminating in New York City; the Silver Star (Trains 91 & 92) will operate only between Jacksonville, Tampa and Miami, Fla., rather than originating and terminating in New York City. Piedmont service (Trains 73-76) within North Carolina will operate normally.

Dates for service restorations are pending.

While Amtrak will be contacting passengers who have provided information in their reservations, customers are encouraged to monitor Amtrak.com/alerts and those Northeast Corridor passengers on Acela Express, Northeast Regional or Keystone Service trains can follow @AmtrakNEC on Twitter to be notified when updates are posted on Amtrak.com. Amtrak will also be providing updates on the Facebook.com/Amtrak and Twitter.com/Amtrak pages.