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It may be a simple derailment, but traffic is curtailed.

On Friday, my wife took Amtrak to Philly to work on my son's rehearsal dinner plans.

On Saturday, I was winding down the Modular Group's 11-3 public display when she texted me that her 11AM train today was cancelled.  

I threw some clothes in a backpack and left at 4PM, arriving in Center City at 9. We left this AM and got back this afternoon. When we went to Staples Mill to pick up her car (the Amtrak station in Richmond), the place was literally empty with no trains on the Board.

Peter

FOME THE AMTRAK SITE:

Modified Service Between New York and Washington, DC, due to Freight Derailment

Saturday, March 5, 2022 4:00 PM ET

Due to Norfolk Southern freight derailment in Perryman, MD, all service operating between Washington, DC, and Philadelphia is temporarily suspended Saturday, March 5, and Sunday, March 6. Amtrak will operate a modified schedule between New York and Philadelphia. Crews are working to repair the track and we will restore service as quickly as possible.

Amtrak has made the following service adjustments for Sunday, March 6:

  • Limited Acela Service between New York and Washington, D.C.
  • Limited Northeast Regional Service between New York and Washington, D.C., and points south.
  • Palmetto trains 89 & 90 (operating between New York and Savannah, Ga.) is cancelled
  • Carolinian trains 79 (operating between New York to Charlotte will operate between Raleigh and Charlotte
  • Carolinian trains 80 (operating between Charlotte and New York) will operate between Charlotte and Raleigh
  • Crescent Train 20 (operating between New Orleans and New York) will operate normal schedule
  • Silver Star Train 91 (operating between New York and Miami) will operate Washington, D.C., to Miami
  • Silver Star Train 92 (operating between Miami and New York) will operate Miami to Jacksonville, Fla.
  • Crescent Train 19 (Operating between New York to New Orleans) will operate Washington, D.C. to New Orleans
  • Cardinal Train 51 (Operating between New York to Chicago) will operate Indianapolis to Chicago

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@CAPPilot posted:

I find it interesting that busy corridor was shut down due to a simple derailment. Isn't it multi-track?

Yes, it is multi-track, i.e. 4 track main line. However, train speeds on the Northeast Corridor can reach 150 MPH, so during the clean-up, what with all those people around, Amtrak shut things down. But then again, Amtrak seems to "shut down" at the slightest hint of bad weather also. Certainly NOT like the days of the PRR back in the 1950s that I remember.

@CAPPilot posted:

I find it interesting that busy corridor was shut down due to a simple derailment. Isn't it multi-track?

The place where the accident took place there are only two tracks because fewer trains pass over the Baltimore - Wilmington section than most other parts of the NEC (Northeast Corridor). The accident ripped up both tracks, resulting in major damage to the underlying roadbed of the track. Lots of work Amtrak crews have to do, thankfully it seems like normal service is resuming tomorrow.

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