CSX give winter weather alert
CSX’s Albany and Chicago divisions have announced Level 1 weather alerts and warned that customers should expect delays of two to three days for traffic traveling into or through these areas.
CSX’s Chicago division includes Chicago, the entire state of Michigan, and parts of northern Indiana and Ohio. CSX’s Albany division includes Buffalo, Albany and New York, N.Y., and Boston, Mass.
The level definitions used by CSX are:
* Level 1 – Substantial inclement weather conditions encountered (or are expected imminently) within the specified region. Scheduled service and traffic connections will be maintained as practical to the situation.
* Level 2 – Adverse weather conditions have affected the specified region. Local switching, scheduled service and normal traffic connections will be affected.
* Level 3 – Adverse weather conditions have severely affected the specified region. Only critical trains will be operated. Trains will operate on straight moves and limit use of crossover moves to the extent practical. Local switching, scheduled service, and normal traffic connections will definitely be affected.