Schedules on the American railway show that service out of
In an email, Amtrak and CN said they had signed an agreement Saturday that would see the former hand over an undisclosed "settlement payment" to
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They confirmed the six-week time frame for cancelled train trips. Customers said in online posts they had received refunds from Amtrak.
The route is no stranger to disruption. In 2020, service between
A couple of months after restoring the route, Amtrak announced last June it would again suspend service along the CN-owned portion of the line due to speed restrictions prompted by summer heat, which can cause kinks in the steel tracks.
The American railway giant said at the time that “inconsistent application” of CN’s heat order policy meant customers could be stranded or experience delays of up to three hours.
Amtrak had cited the speed restriction of 16 km/h that CN applies to all trains – its own freight cars included – on various stretches of track, including the one running about 60 kilometres to the
"This track work will help mitigate, but not eliminate, heat slow-order speed limits going forward," the two railways said Saturday.
The upcoming suspension means service to nine stops will cease, including
Train trips can be booked between the country's second-largest city and America's biggest for
"CN has been planning the work for several months and will endeavor to make the necessary work expeditiously and safely in 2024," the two railways said.
Though buses may lack the romanticism of travel by train coach, passengers can still get from
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