NC: Chantal flooding severs Raleigh-Greensboro Amtrak service. When it will return.

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Flooding from the remnants of Tropical Storm Chantal washed out several sections of the state’s main east-west rail line between Durham and Burlington on Sunday, halting passenger and freight service between the Triangle and Triad.

Norfolk Southern, which maintains the tracks, says it hopes to complete repairs by midday Wednesday.

In the meantime, Amtrak is not operating passenger trains between Raleigh and Greensboro. Amtrak, with support from the N.C. Department of Transportation, normally runs 10 trains a day between Raleigh and Charlotte, serving the state’s three largest metro areas.

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Meanwhile, the Carolinian that normally runs once a day between Charlotte and New York City will begin and end in Raleigh on Tuesday and Wednesday morning. Passengers arriving in Raleigh on the evening train from the Northeast will be able to take buses to their final destination. ....................(more)

https://www.masstransitmag.com/rail/news/55302013/nc-chantal-flooding-severs-raleigh-greensboro-amtrak-service-when-it-will-return

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1. Amtrak service has resumed Charlotte to Raleigh

Train 72 left Charlotte on time at 10:25A. Service appears to be restored.