Service Alerts and Advisories

This page provides a listing of active service alerts and advisories for rail passengers in the Pioneer Valley region of western Massachusetts.

For real time information regarding a late Amtrak train in our region please visit Amtrak’s Service Alerts and Notices and click on the @AmtrakNECAlerts tab.

For further information regarding any Amtrak train please call Amtrak and ask to speak with an agent (or press “0”)
1-800-USA-RAIL (1-800-872-7245)

Current Service Alerts

Ongoing Vermonter Delays

Numerous speed restrictions are in affect along the New England Central Railroad corridor in Vermont at this time.

Users of the southbound Vermonter should expect arrival delays1 at stations in western Massachusetts for the foreseeable future.

If you are traveling south we encourage you to consider using Amtrak’s Valley Flyer service, which is operating on-time almost every day.

1 On-time performance data for the southbound Vermonter (at Northampton) can be found on this link.


Current Advisories

None at this time.

Further information

Amtrak Alerts & Notices

Page last updated: December 4, 2023
Page last reviewed: August 10, 2023