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riversedge

(73,211 posts)
Thu Nov 7, 2024, 05:52 PM Nov 7

Winter storm halts Amtrak service from Kansas City to Albequerque

Source: aol



Winter storm halts Amtrak service from Kansas City to Albequerque

Dillon Seckington November 7, 2024 at 2:14 PM

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Amtrak has canceled services between Albuquerque, New Mexico (ABQ) and Kansas City (KCY) today, November 7.


Amtrak announced via X that due to severe weather, Train 4 will be canceled with no alternate transportation provided. This comes after Northeast New Mexico was placed under a winter storm warning by NWS.

According to NWS, the city of Albuquerque and the surrounding area is currently under a winter storm warning until at least November 8 at 11 a.m. NWS also claims that the area is expected to receive three to seven inches of snow by the time the storm is over.


Read more: https://www.aol.com/winter-storm-halts-amtrak-kansas-201429148.html



Old man winter has arrived.






Winter storm smacks New Mexico, could dump several feet of snow


https://www.yahoo.com/news/winter-storm-smacks-mexico-could-205801939.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr


Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY
Thu, November 7, 2024 at 2:58 PM CST

Residents across New Mexico and Colorado hunkered down in biting wintry conditions Thursday that made roads impassable, as forecasters predicted there could be historic amounts of snow in the region.

Several inches of snow were expected in lower elevations. Forecasters said it could be a matter of "feet, not inches" in the Sangre de Cristo, Jemez and Sandia-Manzano mountains in New Mexico.








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Winter storm halts Amtrak service from Kansas City to Albequerque (Original Post) riversedge Nov 7 OP
Tell me it ain't so kiri Nov 7 #1
up to 3 feet in higher areas nt msongs Nov 7 #2
I'm at 6500 ft in middle of NM womanofthehills Nov 8 #6
Oh, Ouch!!! Do they get these kinds of storms in general by this time of year? Good Luck! electric_blue68 Nov 7 #3
Damn NWS, if it wasn't there the tracks wouldn't be blocked. Right Donnie potty-pants? LT Barclay Nov 8 #4
How many people would be on a train from Kansas City to Albuquerque Jk23 Nov 8 #5

kiri

(896 posts)
1. Tell me it ain't so
Thu Nov 7, 2024, 06:17 PM
Nov 7

An Amtrak train can't get thru 5 inches of snow?

Maybe they can hire some curlers with sweeping brooms?

womanofthehills

(9,301 posts)
6. I'm at 6500 ft in middle of NM
Fri Nov 8, 2024, 10:50 AM
Nov 8

It’s the drifts. I have 10 inches of snow but some 3 foot drifts.

Live 4 miles down a dirt road north of RR - haven’t been hearing any train whistles. I’m probably going nowhere for awhile as the snow will turn to mud in a few days.

 

Jk23

(455 posts)
5. How many people would be on a train from Kansas City to Albuquerque
Fri Nov 8, 2024, 10:03 AM
Nov 8

I mean I know Albuquerque has literally the worst most expensive airport in America but still.

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