Signal Work to Affect Trains Through Richmond

Signal work being conducted this month by CSX will cause 45 to 120-minute delays for all trains arriving and departing Richmond Staples Mill station, Amtrak said in a service advisory.

Affected will be the Silver Meteor, Silver Star, Auto Train, Palmetto, Northeast Regional and Carolinian. Amtrak service will be affected on the dates shown below:

Sunday, April 22

• Train 65 will terminate at Washington, with no alternate transportation provided between Washington and Newport News, Virginia.
• Train 66 will originate at Washington with no alternate transportation provided between Newport News and Washington.
• Train 79 will originate at Rocky Mount, North Carolina, with no alternate transportation provided between New York and Rocky Mount.
• Train 80 will terminate at Rocky Mount with no alternate transportation provided between Rocky Mount and New York.
• Trains 87 and 195 will terminate at Washington with no alternate transportation provided between Washington and Richmond, Virginia.
• Trains 89 and 90 will operate between New York and Washington, only. Trains are cancelled between Washington and Savannah, Georgia, with no alternate transportation provided.
• Train 96 will originate at Richmond, with no alternate transportation provided between Newport News and Richmond.
• All other trains will operate normally.

Monday, April 23

• Trains 86 and 174 will originate at Washington with no alternate transportation provided between Richmond and Washington.
• All other trains will operate normally.

Tags: Amtrak, Amtrak Auto Train, Amtrak Northeast Regional service, Amtrak service disruptions, Amtrak Silver Meteor, Amtrak's Carolinan, Amtrak's Palmetto, Amtrak's Silver Star, Richmond Staple Mill station, Richmond Virginia, Washington-Richmond corridor