Amtrak disruptions continue through Monday as riders on the Hartford Line and Valley Flyer navigate bus substitutions, altered train endpoints, and several modified trips along the busy New Haven–Springfield corridor.

This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

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How Amtrak disruptions change Hartford Line and Valley Flyer?

Amtrak says riders on the Hartford Line and Valley Flyer face extra changes from Friday because crews carry out infrastructure work. Officials call the plan temporary for now and keep Monday as the end date.

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On Friday, two northbound trains that usually run from Washington, D.C. to Springfield stop in New Haven instead. Riders then move to buses for the remaining miles into Massachusetts.

Over the weekend, Amtrak shifts around 18 scheduled trips to buses between New Haven and Springfield. Some Valley Flyer and Vermonter passengers also ride buses beyond Springfield according to the adjusted operating plan.

On Monday, the last planned day of this round of changes, two trains run with modified patterns. Riders once again switch between trains and buses for part of their journeys.

In the same corridor, riders recently saw additional cancellations. Several media outlets link those cancellations to a shortage of available train equipment on the Hartford Line and the Valley Flyer routes.

Where Amtrak disruptions extend to the Lake Shore Limited?

Amtrak also continues a long-term disruption on the Lake Shore Limited between Chicago and Boston. Riders on the Boston–Albany segment travel by bus because a large sinkhole affects the tracks near East Greenbush, New York.

That bus segment includes Springfield and Pittsfield, which usually sit on the rail link between Boston and Albany. Amtrak still keeps December 1 as the target date to resume regular train service on that section.

Source: www.nepm.org

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