Amtrak has canceled some trains scheduled to leave Chicago on Monday due to forecast temperatures dropping below zero with wind chills reaching -15° to -25°. The Empire Builder trains to Seattle at 11:05 a.m. and 3:05 p.m., as well as the Borealis service to Minneapolis/St. Paul on those trains have been canceled. An Empire Builder train from Seattle to Chicago will operate only as far as Spokane. Metra and the CTA have not announced planned service changes for Monday.
CHICAGO -- Amtrak has canceled some trains scheduled to leave Chicago on Monday due to extremely cold temperatures in the forecast.Empire Builder trains scheduled to leave Union Station for Seattle at 11:05 a.m. and 3:05 p.m. have been canceled, according to Amtrak . That also means that Borealis service to Minneapolis/St. Paul on the same two trains have been canceled.An Empire Builder train scheduled to leave Seattle for Chicago on the same day will only operate from Seattle to Spokane.
The cancellations come as temperatures in Chicago are expected to drop below zero Sunday night into Monday morning, with wind chills of -15° to -25°, possibly leading to track switching issues that could halt rail service at times.
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