tracks open yet for Amtrak between Buffalo and Albany?

[NKP guy]

Does anyone know when Amtrak's Lake Shore Limited will resume through operation between Chicago and NYC?  How's the repair work going after the derailment in upstate New York?

[PBenham]

CSX and Amtrak are having a Q and A and neither seems to know what the operating plan is. Some freights are rolling, intermodals mostly, but as for Amtrak, well CSX and The NYSSR would just as soon see Amtrak restricted to Albany/Rensselaer-GCT/New York. NOT Penn station. The Long Island wants its tracks back in good ol' Penn station. All this Barbara Streisand around letting Amtrak run is well .

49/449 will try to go 3/18. 48/448 ditto. More than likely, the Empire service trains and the Maple Leaf will not run until Monday-if then.

Surprise-the Maple Leaf ran 3/19, a day earlier than announced by Amtrak. Not surprisingly, it ran full, since 48-49 were booked solid, with no 280-290s running yet.