Amtrak News Items
Itinerary Change: Due to the equipment unavailability, your Amtrak Cascades Train 500 is now canceled. We are currently in the process of sourcing bus transportation. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience.
Due to temperature-related speed restrictions, customers traveling between:
(WAS) and (COV)
(WAS) and (BAL)
(WAS) and (RIC)
(RMT) and (NPN)
(JSP) and (WLN)
May see delays during the hours of 10 AM and 7 PM ET. We will provide updates. For more information, click here
Itinerary Change: Due to equipment unavailability, Train 72 is now canceled between Charlotte (CLT) and Greensboro (GRO), beginning service in GRO. Customers traveling between CLT and GRO may rebook to Train 74. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience.
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