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Katrina update By Saturday, Amtrak had made many changes to its schedules in the Southland. Equipment in New Orleans was being moved to higher ground. The Louisiana city is six feet below sea level. Hurricane Katrina had grown to a category 5 storm with sustained winds of 160 mph. Train 59 of August 27 terminated in Memphis on Saturday while No. 58 on Sunday originated in Memphis. No. 19 of the 26th terminated at Birmingham, but No. 20 left New Orleans normally on the 27th. Train 19 of the 27th terminated Atlanta while Sunday’s No. 20 originated Atlanta. Train 2 of the 26th terminated San Antonio, and buses carried passenger to Houston. Train 2 on the 28th terminated at San Antonio. No. 1 originated at San Antonio. A few Florida East Coast trains moved southward on Friday, but not to Miami. A pair of light Air Force SWs, 2000 and 2007, traveled northward to Bowden Yard in Jacksonville. Hialeah Yard in South Florida sustained heavy damage. Several long freight cars overturned, including container cars and at least one empty autorack. FEC’s spokesman Husein Cumber said “Hialeah Yard was hit hard.” He added, “Several cars were blown around or knocked over. We have everything rerailed, and power was restored to the yard” Saturday morning. He said there were no injuries, and the “Locomotives are all okay,” and added the railroad was “trying to open the railroad to Miami today.” From National Corridors website LC
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