Flooding and other complications left by the remnants of Hurricane Ida played havoc with the operations of some Amtrak trains this week.
The storm dumped more than seven inches of rain in New York, prompting Amtrak to cancel service between Boston and Washington, and between New York and Albany-Rensselaer, New York.
Amtrak said its Moynihan Train Hall in New York remained operational, but some trains were terminated or held at intermediate stations due to safety concerns.
They included the eastbound Cardinal, which was held at Trenton, New Jersey, Tuesday night for nearly 12 hours.
The westbound Capitol Limited was held for two hours at Cumberland, Maryland. By the time it reached Pittsburgh it was almost five hours late.
No. 29 arrived in Cleveland at 8:01 a.m. Thursday, five hours and eight minutes late. It ultimately reached Chicago five hours, 43 minutes late.
The westbound Lake Shore Limited on Thursday was suspended between New York and Albany, but will operate from Albany to Chicago.
This same schedule modification will continue on Friday.
The New York-Pittsburgh Pennsylvanian and New York-Philadelphia Keystone Corridor trains are expected to resume operating on Friday.
Tags: Amtrak, Amtrak Keystone Service, Amtrak service disruptions, Amtrak's Capitol Limited, Amtrak's Lake Shore Limited, Amtrak's Pennsylvanian, Hurricane Ida
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