Track Work to Disrupt Texas Eagle

Track work being performed by host railroad Union Pacific will affect operations of the Chicago-San Antonio Texas Eagle on Aug. 7.

In a service advisory, Amtrak said Train 21 will terminate at Longview, Texas, with alternate transportation provided between Longview and Fort Worth, serving the intermediate stops of Mineola and Dallas.

Train 22 will terminate at Fort Worth, with alternate transportation provided between Fort Worth and Longview, serving the intermediate stops of Dallas and Mineola.

The bus pickup in Fort Worth is scheduled for 2 p.m. and passengers will need to show their train tickets to receive bus transportation.

Track Work to Disrupt California Zephyr

Track work being performed by host railroad Union Pacific will affects the operations this week of the California Zephyr.

The work affects the operations of Nos. 5 and 6 between Denver and Salt Lake City.

On July 27 No. 5 will terminate at Denver, with no alternate transportation provided between Denver and Salt Lake City.

Train 1005 will originate at Salt Lake City, operating between Salt Lake City and Emeryville on Train 5’s regular schedule.

On the same date, Train 1006 will operate in lieu of Train 6 between Emeryville, California, and Salt Lake City, on Train 6’s regular schedule.

Train 6 will originate at Denver, with no alternate transportation provided between Salt Lake City and Denver.

On July 28 no service will be provided to Frasier-Winter Park, Granby, Glenwood Springs, Grand Junction, Green River, Helper and Provo.

Track Work to Disrupt 2 Capitol Corridor Trains

Track work being performed by Union Pacific will affect operations of some Capitol Corridor trains on Feb. 26 and 27.

In a service advisory, Amtrak said Train 736 will terminate at Sacramento on Feb. 26 with alternate transportation to Auburn on Bus 3436 making intermediate stops at Roseville and Rocklin.

Bus 3436 will depart Sacramento at 6:15 p.m., 12 minutes later than the normal scheduled time, and will operate on a later schedule at Roseville, Rocklin and Auburn.

On Feb. 27, Train 729 will originate in Sacramento. Alternate transportation will be provided between Auburn and Sacramento on Bus 3429, making intermediate stops at Rocklin and Roseville.

Bus 3429 will depart Auburn at 7:30 a.m., 25 minutes earlier than the normal schedule time and will operate on an earlier schedule departing Rocklin and Roseville.

Track Work to Send Texas Eagle Detouring

Track work being performed by host railroad Union Pacific will disrupt operations of Amtrak’s Texas Eagle on Aug. 8.

Trains 22/422 will detour in Texas between Big Sandy and Texarkana. Passengers who would have boarded Train 22 at Longview and Marshall will ride Amtrak Thruway Bus 6122 to Mineola, where they will board Train 22/422.

Passengers scheduled to connect with the train in Longview from Bus 6022, will make their connection in Mineola.

Those scheduled to make the normal connection to Thruway Service at Longview will also connect at Mineola. Thruway Buses 6022 and 6422 will board at Mineola instead of Longview.

Passengers scheduled to disembark at Marshall will instead do so at Mineola and connect with Bus 6422 to Marshall.

Track Work to Disrupt California Zephyr

Track work by host railroad Union Pacific on the Moffat Tunnel in Colorado will result in changes to operations of Amtrak’s California Zephyr between Oct. 5 and 12.

In a service advisory, Amtrak said Train 5 will be cancelled during that period with Train 1105 operating in its place between Chicago and Denver.

That train will hold at Denver until 10:05 a.m., 2 hours later than Train 5’s normal schedule and operate on that later schedule at all stations from Denver to Emeryville, California.

Amtrak said that due to the schedule change, on Oct. 6 and 13, there will be no westbound service at Salt Lake City.

UP Track Work Disrupts WB California Zephyr

Track work being performed by Union Pacific inside Moffat Tunnel in Colorado will disrupt operations of Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr over the next several weeks.

Between July 27 and Aug. 3, Train No. 5 will be canceled.

In its place, will be Train No. 1105, which will hold at Denver Union Station until 10:05 a.m.

It will operate two hours later than the normal schedule of No. 5 all the way to Emeryville, California.

This schedule will also be in effect between Aug. 10 to 18, Aug. 24 to 31, Sept. 7 to 13 and Sept. 21 to 24.

Train No. 1105 will not stop at the Salt Lake City station on July 28, Aug. 11, Aug. 25, Sept. 8 and Sept. 22.

UP Track Work to Disrupt Lincoln Service, Lead to Texas Eagle Detouring Between Chicago and St. Louis

Amtrak’s Texas Eagle has detoured many times over the former route used by Chicago & Eastern Illinois passenger trains between Chicago and St. Louis. No. 22 is shown passing through Tuscola, Illinois, on Aug. 6, 2012.

The Texas Eagle will detour and certain Lincoln Service trains will operate on modified schedules next week due to Union Pacific track work.

On Sept. 17, Train 307 will operate between Chicago and Bloomington-Normal, Illinois.

Alternate transportation will be provided for the missed stops at Springfield and St. Louis.

On Sept. 18, Trains 300, 302, 304 and 306, will operate between Bloomington-Normal to Chicago. Alternate transportation will be provided between St. Louis and Normal with the buses operating earlier than their corresponding train schedules.

Also on Sept. 18, Trains 301, 303 and 305 will operate between Chicago and Bloomington-Normal.

Alternate transportation will be provided south of Normal with the buses operating later than their corresponding train schedules.

The Eagle on Sept. 18 will detour in both directions between Chicago and St. Louis and miss the scheduled intermediate stops in Illinois at Joliet, Pontiac, Bloomington-Normal, Lincoln, Springfield, Carlinville and Alton.

No alternate transportation will be provided for missed stops for passengers traveling from Chicago to those stations.

Passengers traveling to Chicago will remain on board Train 22 upon its arrival in St. Louis from San Antonio.

Passengers traveling to Alton, Carlinville, Springfield, Lincoln, Bloomington-Normal, Pontiac and Joliet will disembark in St. Louis and board bus 3322.

Amtrak said Nos. 21 and 22 may incur up to 60 minutes in delays along the detour route.

San Joaquins Detour to Miss Lodi on Select Dates

Union Pacific track work on Sept. 23, 30 and Oct. 7 will result in a detour of San Joaquins 703 and 704 and thereby missing the station stop at Lodi, California.

The detour will be between Stockton and Sacramento and trains may incur delays of up to 30 minutes.

No alternative transportation is being provided to or from Lodi on the days of the detours for passengers who had plans to travel there on Nos. 703 and 704.

In a service advisory, Amtrak said passengers planning to travel to Lodi on these dates should use other Amtrak San Joaquins or Thruway buses.

 

California Corridor Schedules Affected by Track Work

Union Pacific Track work will affect Capitol Corridor and San Joaquin service on June 8 and 9.

On June 8, Train 719, which normally operates between Bakersfield and Oakland, will terminate at Emeryville. Alternate transportation will be provided between Emeryville and Oakland via Thruway Bus 6619.

Bus 6619 will add a stop at Oakland Jack London Station and arrive in San Francisco at 11 p.m., 15 minutes later than normal. The bus will hold at Emeryville to meet Train 719.

Train 751, which normally operates between Sacramento and Oakland, will terminate at Emeryville. Alternate transportation will be provided between Emeryville and Oakland via Thruway Bus 6653.

Bus 6653 will add a stop at Oakland Jack London Station and arrive in San Francisco at 12:50 p.m., 15 minutes later than normal. Bus 6653 will hold at Emeryville for Train 751

On June 9 Train 710, which normally operates between Oakland and Bakersfield, will originate at Emeryville. Alternate transportation will be provided between Oakland and Emeryville via Thruway Bus 6610.

Bus 6610 will depart San Francisco at 6:45 a.m., 15 minutes earlier than normal and will add a stop at Oakland Jack London Station. Train 710 will hold at Emeryville for Bus 6610.

Train 723, which is scheduled to depart Oakland at 7:53 a.m., may be delayed.

Track Work to Affect Texas Eagle

Track work being conducted by Union Pacific will disrupt operations of Amtrak’s Texas Eagle between Feb. 24 and March 10.

In a service advisory, Amtrak said that during that time Train No. 21 will detour between Texarkana, Arkansas, and Mineola, Texas, with passengers bound for intermediate stops between those cities riding a bus.

That includes stations in Marshall and Longview, Texas. It also affects passengers riding a thruway bus to Shreveport, Louisiana, that connects with the Eagle at Longview.

Affected passengers will detrain at Mineola and board Amtrak Thruway Bus 6121 to their destination. Bus 6121 will originate at Mineola instead of Longview.

Amtrak said that Train No. 21 may be delayed up to 15 to 20 minutes at Mineola to hold for connecting buses.