The “heat dome” that has affected more than a hundred million Americans this week is causing some minor delays in Amtrak train service.
An Amtrak train departs BWI Marshall Rail Station in Linthicum Heights, Maryland, on June 17, 2024. Photographer: Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Imagesthat has affected more than a hundred million Americans in the Midwest and East Coast this week is causing some minor delays in Amtrak train service, the national passenger railroad company said.between 12 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. for the rest of the week because the high temperatures in the Northeast may require trains to operate at slower speeds.
“Whenever there is extreme heat, we’ll have to implement some minor service adjustments,” Anderson tells TIME.
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