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This is currently unconfirmed. so take it for what it's worth... a warning just in case you were planning travel in the very near future through North Carolina. It has appeared in a series of e-mails I received from various leaders at Carolinas Association for Passenger Trains (CAPT), a regional NARP affiliate.
CAPT says that CSX apparently found some bad track along its "S" line (ex-Seaboard Coast Line) between Fetner and Hamlet, and imposed a 10 mph speed limit through that stretch.
The Silver Star, which traverses that section, is said to be detouring southbound over the "A" line (Atlantic Coast Line) through Fayetteville to Pembroke, then west on another Seaboard line back to Hamlet where it resumes the regular "S" line travel. The Star would therefore miss station stops at Raleigh, Cary, and Southern Pines, which would be covered by a bus bridge operating between Rocky Mount and Hamlet.
There is no word on how the Carolinian and Piedmont trains are being handled. I'm thinking they are unaffected by this mess as they take the "H" line further west from Raleigh to Greensboro.
So far in checking Amtrak's online website, there is no announcement from them. Their reservations process allows one to purchase a ticket to, say, Raleigh on the Silver Star. So maybe this is a day-to-day issue. It is said to have gone into effect quickly on Wednesday, May 30th.
Again please don't shoot the messenger if this is found to be incorrect, but I felt that those who might be planning trips in the very near future through this area should be aware of a potential problem, delay, detour, and possibly bustitution.
CAPT says that CSX apparently found some bad track along its "S" line (ex-Seaboard Coast Line) between Fetner and Hamlet, and imposed a 10 mph speed limit through that stretch.
The Silver Star, which traverses that section, is said to be detouring southbound over the "A" line (Atlantic Coast Line) through Fayetteville to Pembroke, then west on another Seaboard line back to Hamlet where it resumes the regular "S" line travel. The Star would therefore miss station stops at Raleigh, Cary, and Southern Pines, which would be covered by a bus bridge operating between Rocky Mount and Hamlet.
There is no word on how the Carolinian and Piedmont trains are being handled. I'm thinking they are unaffected by this mess as they take the "H" line further west from Raleigh to Greensboro.
So far in checking Amtrak's online website, there is no announcement from them. Their reservations process allows one to purchase a ticket to, say, Raleigh on the Silver Star. So maybe this is a day-to-day issue. It is said to have gone into effect quickly on Wednesday, May 30th.
Again please don't shoot the messenger if this is found to be incorrect, but I felt that those who might be planning trips in the very near future through this area should be aware of a potential problem, delay, detour, and possibly bustitution.
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