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Passenger Trains > NEC is ready?Date: 12/29/00 11:44 NEC is ready? Author: NECJerry Amtrak Preparing for Winter Storm
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Amtrak is establishing a 24-hour rapid response operation and making other preparations in anticipation for a potential snowstorm in the Northeast this weekend. The company advises that train schedules may be modified, if winter weather conditions become severe, and urges customers to call 1-800-USA-Rail, or refer to Amtrak.com for the latest schedule information. In preparation for any winter weather conditions that may be encountered, Amtrak is taking the following steps: -- deploying snow removal equipment including snowplow trains; -- adding extra crews; -- dispatching personnel to key locations along the railroad for preventive maintenance such as ensuring that track switches remain operable in icy conditions; and -- establishing a 24-hour rapid response team at the company's National Operations Center throughout the weekend. SOURCE Amtrak CO: Amtrak ST: Pennsylvania, District of Columbia, New York, New Jersey, Maryland,Delaware, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont Date: 12/29/00 12:53 RE: NEC is ready? Author: NE933 I heard that this plan includes having a couple of people making snowmen out of the accumulations on the tracks.
(hee, hee ;) Date: 12/30/00 18:46 RE: NEC is ready? Author: proamtrak Don't matter here guys, at least they're ready, sucks they weren't in the midwest.
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