[philmont] Alert Southwest Chief; AMTRAK from Raton, NM - Chicago

If I read this press release correctly, service is available from Los
Angeles to Kansas City only. Even after service resumes to Chicago, there will be
several weeks of slow orders over the bridges and raised grades in the
affected area.
 
Steve Hanson
'05 Natl Jamboree Railroading Instructor
Merit Badge Midway
 
 
 
In a message dated 6/17/2008 12:49:11 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
alanstumpf@yahoo.com writes:

_www.amtrak.com_ (http://www.amtrak.com/)
Service Alert: Southwest Chief, California Zephyr & Empire Builder — Midwest
 Flooding Disrupts Service
June 17, 2008
8:30 am CDT
Amtrak service is disrupted at Fort Madison and Burlington, Iowa, and south
of St. Paul, Minn., due to flooding on the Mississippi River and its
tributaries.
Affected are the Amtrak Southwest Chief route between Los Angeles and
Chicago, via Kansas City; Amtrak California Zephyr route between the San Francisco
Bay and Chicago, via Denver and Omaha; and the Amtrak Empire Builder route
between Seattle/Portland and Chicago, via St. Paul.
In addition to closing railroad routes and stations, flooded highways are
making the provision of alternate transportation by chartered motorcoach
impossible in some cases.
Passengers are urged to call Amtrak at 800-USA-RAIL if they have travel
plans on the three routes below, through June 20. Those passengers with telephone
contact information in their reservations are being called by Amtrak and
offered options including future travel dates.
Southwest Chief, Trains 3 & 4
Service by the Southwest Chief between Kansas City and Chicago is
temporarily suspended due to flooding on the BNSF Railway route in Iowa, effective June
17.
Alternate transportation by chartered motorcoaches will be provided between
Kansas City and Chicago, with the exceptions of La Plata, Mo., Fort Madison,
Iowa, and Mendota and Naperville, Ill. Passengers ticketed at those stops are
being offered travel at other Amtrak stations in Illinois.
Amtrak regrets any inconvenience. This information is correct as of the
above time and date. Information is subject to change as conditions warrant..
Passengers are encouraged to call 800-USA-RAIL or visit Amtrak.com for schedule
information and train status updates.

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Received on Tue Jun 17 19:34:41 2008