Amtrak suspending trains ahead of winter storm

Amtrak is suspending several trains as winter storms threatens the South and Northeast. The suspensions, made Wednesday, are meant to lower the exposure of passengers, crews and equipment to the extreme winter. Trains between New York and several destinations in the South are included in the suspensions, as well as the auto train between Washington’s northern Virginia suburbs and Orlando, Florida.

According to Amtrak, the Northeast Corridor and other services are scheduled to operate.

Crescent trains between New York and New Orleans, Silver Meteor and Silver Star trains between New York and Miami, Carolinian trains between New York and Charlotte, N.C., Palmetto trains between New York and Savannah, Ga., and Piedmont trains between Charlotte and Raleigh in North Carolina are scheduled to be suspended.