In preparation for the winter storm expected to affect the Northeast, Amtrak has reduced service on its Acela Express and Northeast Regional routes between New York and Boston starting on Friday, Feb. 8.
Southbound service out of Boston South Station will be suspended following the departures of Northeast Regional Train 137 at 1:40 p.m. and Acela Express Train 2167 at 1:15 p.m.
Northbound service out of New York’s Penn Station will be suspended following the departures of Northeast Regional Train 86 at 12:30 p.m. and Acela Express Train 2160 at 1:03 p.m.
In addition:
– Springfield Shuttle service (Springfield, Mass. – New Haven, Conn.) will be suspended following the departure of Train 493 at 10:30 a.m. from Springfield.
– Vermonter service is also canceled in each direction between Springfield, Mass. & St. Albans, Vt.
– Downeaster service is suspended following the southbound departure of Train 682 from Brunswick, Maine, at 7:05 a.m. The last northbound departure from Boston North Station will be Train 683, scheduled to depart at 1:00 p.m.
– Lake Shore Limited Train 448 (connecting service between Albany & Boston to the Lakeshore Limited) is canceled.
Northeast Corridor service south of New York as well as Empire and Keystone services are not affected at this time.
Amtrak crews are closely monitoring the storm to prepare and restore service as quickly as possible.
An update on service for Saturday, Feb. 8, will be issued this afternoon.
The information above provided by Amtrak.