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Amtrak's new NextGen Acela trains will serve the route between Boston and Washington, D.C., but high-speed rail is not in the plans for upstate.
Some Amtrak cancellations will continue today (Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025) following the Sunday evening derailment of a CSX coal train near Enfield, but a majority of the trains cancelled Monday will ...
A CSX freight train derailment caused delays and the cancellation of two Amtrak trains on Saturday evening.
This means Amtrak trains must adhere to speed restrictions put in place by CSX and Norfolk Southern on these track sections, according to Kimberly Woods, an Amtrak spokeswoman.
Normal operations resumed on the line around 9 p.m. Amtrak posted on X that train 99 from Richmond to Newport News and train 124 from Newport News to Richmond were canceled on Saturday evening.
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The city of Mobile might have staged a groundbreaking last week for an Amtrak stop downtown, but that doesn’t mean people will be riding the riding the train anytime soon.
A CSX coal train derailed near Enfield, North Carolina, on Sunday, blocking the main route between Florida and the Northeast.
This means Amtrak trains must adhere to speed restrictions put in place by CSX and Norfolk Southern on these track sections, according to Kimberly Woods, an Amtrak spokeswoman.
A CSX coal train derailed near Enfield, North Carolina, on Sunday, blocking the main route between Florida and the Northeast.