Effects of Vermont floods (July 2023)

[AmtrakMaineiac]

Looks like flooding in Vermont has also caused the Ethan Allen to be canceled and the Vermonters north of NHV.

 

[daybeers]

Looks like flooding in Vermont has also caused the Ethan Allen to be canceled and the Vermonters north of NHV.

North of SPG, but yes.

 

[desertflyer]

Metro North has mostly completed the repair. Impressive. Most service along the line will resume tomorrow 7/12.


Meanwhile, the damage in Vermont looks quite bad. Edit: As pointed out below, this is NOT a route Amtrak uses in Vermont.

 

[west point]

Bridge is washed out with 100+ foot gap from rail . Video shows tracks hanging.

 

[jis]

To repeat, that bridge is not on the route of the Vermonter or the Ethan Allen. As stated by a poster from Vermont of a photo of the same trestle washout on Facebook:

Photo of the damage along the Green Mountain Railroad in Ludlow from @henrysweatherchannel on Instagram. Note that neither the Vermonter or Ethan Allen travels on this track.

 

[desertflyer]

Sorry, didn't mean to spread confusion. I've edited the post above to be more clear. It still shows the impact of this storm, but not the impact on Amtrak.

 

[lordsigma]

North of SPG, but yes.

They are going to truncate it at New Haven during the suspension. Typically for longer term cancellations they do that as using the wye at Springfield can result in a delayed departure for the southbound and there are other trains that people can be accommodated on. Often CSX won’t let Amtrak cross their territory to wye a Vermonter train until 449 is through Springfield. This results in a delayed departure. 448/449 (and often freight trains as well) usually get preferential dispatching over other Amtrak trains that have to cross the diamond at Springfield. When actually running all the way the northbound Vermonter often has to wait for 449 as well. Have been on a late southbound Vermonter also where we had to sit and wait for 449.

 

[Exvalley]

My town had "normal" every-few-years flooding, but there is some SERIOUS widespread damage out there in other parts of the state. We tend to rebound pretty quickly from these things, fortunately. With a limited paving season there is a sense of urgency.

Another couple of inches of rain are forecast for today. That would not be a big deal in normal times, but the ground is completely saturated so they are expecting some more flooding.

 

[Mystic River Dragon]

My town had "normal" every-few-years flooding, but there is some SERIOUS widespread damage out there in other parts of the state. We tend to rebound pretty quickly from these things, fortunately. With a limited paving season there is a sense of urgency.

Another couple of inches of rain are forecast for today. That would not be a big deal in normal times, but the ground is completely saturated so they are expecting some more flooding.

Best of luck to everyone there in your state.