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The Empire Builder
Posted by NP Eddie on Friday, March 23, 2018 7:51 PM

ALL:

#7 due to leave Chicago today 3-23 and #8 due to arrive MSP Friday 24th show as "canceled". Any reason for this and what happens to the passengers that want to take those trains?

Ed Burns

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Posted by petitnj on Saturday, March 24, 2018 7:19 AM

You are correct. There was no 8 thru St. Paul this morning and no 7 thru last night. Guess Amtrak just gave up and went into the real estate business. 

 

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Posted by NP Eddie on Saturday, March 24, 2018 12:26 PM

So what happened to those trains for them to be cancelled?

Ed Burns

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Posted by VerMontanan on Tuesday, March 27, 2018 1:27 AM

It snowed in Minot.  In March.  Evidently Amtrak considered this to be an anomaly, and canceled the train for one round trip.  Really.

Mark Meyer

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