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Two Acela trains scheduled for Boston were canceled due to equipment failures and unavailability, following a disruption caused by a downed wire in Hyde Park, impacting service between Providence and Boston.
Severe storms and flooding in southern Germany have led to the cancellation of train services between Stuttgart and Munich, with Deutsche Bahn unable to confirm the duration of the suspension. The German Weather Service has issued the highest warning level for the region, and the Bundeswehr is assisting in relief efforts. A landslide caused by heavy rainfall derailed a train in Baden-Württemberg, though no injuries were reported. Bavaria has declared a state of emergency in several municipalities due to rising waters in the Danube river, prompting evacuations and extensive sandbagging efforts.
Amtrak has suspended more than a dozen trains along the Northeast Corridor due to freezing temperatures, affecting commuters in the New York region and other areas. Customers with tickets for canceled trains can transfer their rides to another date or time without additional charges. While train travel is disrupted, planes, subways, and buses in New York City are operating normally, and the airtrain to JFK airport has been restored to service.
Amtrak trains between Philadelphia and Harrisburg have been canceled due to downed overhead wires, with service alerts advising passengers to follow updates. Crews are working to resolve the issue, but trains 601, 605, and 642 between Harrisburg and Philadelphia and 640 between Lancaster and Philadelphia have been canceled as of 7:28 a.m. on Monday. Amtrak's phone lines are also experiencing issues, with passengers advised to text for urgent travel issues and call later for non-emergencies.
Amtrak experienced communication issues with their control system, leading to last-minute cancellations for rides on Friday. Passengers were left to find alternate ways to and from their destinations, with some missing work and having to change their travel plans. Amtrak is working to restore services, but there are no confirmed time schedules on when the issue will be fixed.
Amtrak is restoring service after a series of train cancellations, primarily in the Midwest, due to communication issues with a rail-industry control system that connects Amtrak trains to freight railroads. The system issues began early Friday morning and caused several trains, many in and out of Chicago, to be canceled. Amtrak's alert feed on Twitter was still announcing cancellations on Sunday morning.