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4. Trains are still halted near Rocky Mount, NC

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Wed Jul 19, 2023, 05:00 PM

Jul 2023

The tornado cut a path at roughly right angles to I-95 and to the main N-S rail line. This is just north of Rocky Mount. The Palmetto northbound from SAV to NYC is paused at the RM station; southbound is paused north of the tornado. The Carolinian from NYC to Charlotte is paused nearby.

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I-95 closed in North Carolina after tornado touches down [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 OP

NC DOT website says Yonnie3 Jul 2023 #1

This might mess up Amtrak too, as their mainline to Florida goes through Rocky Mount NC. mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 #2

there is this at your link Yonnie3 Jul 2023 #3

Virtual Railfan at Ashland, Virginia: mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 #6

Trains are still halted near Rocky Mount, NC unc70 Jul 2023 #4

79, 89, and 90 are all showing a speed of 0 mph. mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 #5