A bridge project being conducted by host railroad Canadian National will affect the operation of Amtrak trains in the Chicago-Carbondale, Illinois, corridor March 19-21.
In a service advisory, Amtrak said Nos. 390 and 393 will not operate between Chicago and Homewood, Illinois, on all three days.
Passengers will be transported by bus between those two stations.
Train 390, the northbound Saluki, and Train 393, the southbound Illini, will originate and terminate in Homewood.
Train 390 will depart Carbondale at 8 a.m., 30 minutes later than normal while Train 393 will depart Homewood at 5:16 p.m., 30 minutes later than normal.
The bridge work will not affect operations of the City of New Orleans, which operates between Chicago and New Orleans.
Tags: Amtrak, Amtrak service disruptions, Amtrak's City of New Orleans, Amtrak's Illini, Amtrak's Saluki, Canadian National, Chicago-Carbondale corridor, City of New Orleans
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