Passenger Trains > Amtrak temporarily reducing trains in Illinois

Amtrak announced today they are reducing trains on 5 different routes out of Chicago



 

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Do we know what trains are being cut?

Something I haven't found a notice on is the cancellation of 59 tonight, and other Illinois trains. Maybe I can't see it now because it is past when it happened. Based on what I saw today, the reason isn't Covid; CN is replacing one of the bridges on the St. Charles Air Line so I'm guessing they called off the trains. Tomorrow morning I've got to go to work nearby and might see 58 coming in over the new bridge.

inCHI Wrote:
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> Something I haven't found a notice on is the
> cancellation of 59 tonight, and other Illinois
> trains. Maybe I can't see it now because it is
> past when it happened. Based on what I saw today,
> the reason isn't Covid; CN is replacing one of the
> bridges on the St. Charles Air Line so I'm
> guessing they called off the trains. Tomorrow
> morning I've got to go to work nearby and might
> see 58 coming in over the new bridge.

They didn't exactly cancel it.  It was replaced by (IIRC) 1159 leaving Chicago after 1am due to the maint. window.  Because of the different train number, 59 would appear cancelled.

Mary McPherson
Dongola, IL
Diverging Clear Productions

inCHI Wrote:
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> CN is replacing one of the bridges on the St. Charles Air Line so I'm guessing they called off the trains.

Dearborn St? That one seemed to be getting closer to needing an outage to replace the south half of the bridge.
The other bridges should not affect train traffic other than what is needed for work adjacent to an active track.
 

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