Is Lionel closed today because of Hurricane Dorian?
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I spoke with this morning
I spoke with Aaron this morning. FYI, the Challengers seem to have priority. My ALCOs sent in the 7th of Aug. are about 7-10 days from being worked on.
Whichever number I call, I get a message saying I’m calling outside of normal business hours.
Lionel is in Concord, North Carolina.
Dorian is still way off the coast of southeast Florida and is diminishing in strength. In other words, it's almost 1,000 miles from Lionel.
Not even close...
Good grief.........
Dorian would have to pack a storm surge of some 700 feet to affect Concord, NC. Unless we get a comet hitting the Atlantic, I'm guessing they're gonna be okay.
Jon 
I could see them being closed tomorrow due the storm coming through the area. While the storm surge is an issue for coastal folks, at 70 miles inland we (Florence, SC) were rocked by Matthew and Florence. The sandy topsoil combined with 50-85 mph winds topple trees and power lines. While the building and area may be fine, it is hard to work without power and safer for the company to send employees home during the time the storm passes through.
Concord is roughly 200 miles from the Atlantic shoreline. Given the weakening storm system and its slow pace, Lionel is unlikely to shut down at all, though a power outage could change that. Such an impact seems highly unlikely at this point, however.
