WEST VIRGINIA (LOOTPRESS) – Winter Storm Elliott has yet to impact West Virginia but its effects are already being felt as many schools and businesses have announced they will be closing during the storm.
Transportation is also being affected by Elliott as Amtrak has just announced the temporary suspension of its Cardinal and Capitol Limited routes through West Virginia due to the incoming winter weather.
According to Amtrak, Cardinal 50 from Chicago to New York will not run on December 22 and 24, and Cardinal 51 from New York to Chicago will not run on December 21 and 23.
In the Mountain State, the Cardinal makes stops in Huntington, Charleston, Montgomery, Thurmond, Prince, Hinton, Alderson, and White Sulphur Springs.
Amtrak Capitol Limited trains 29 and 30 which operate between Chicago and Washington, D.C. will not run on December 22 and 23.
The Capitol Limited makes stops in both Martinsburg and Harper’s Ferry.
No alternate transportation will be provided for passengers.