COLOMA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — CSX says it hopes to fix a washed out track near Coloma and get trains moving again by this afternoon.
The freight company said a track inspector found the washout east of Clements Court around 5 p.m. Saturday, which meant it had to shut down the line.
As a result, Amtrak, which uses the same rails, had to cancel Pere Marquette Train 371 and Train 370, the southbound and northbound trains between Grand Rapids and Chicago, Amtrak Alerts said on social media.
Track washout cancels Amtrak Grand Rapids-Chicago trains
In the meantime, Amtrak said, it would switch to buses, with express service from Chicago to Grand Rapids and Holland.
In a statement to News 8 Monday, CSX said its crews were “working as safely and expeditiously as possible to restore the line.” It said it expected the tracks to be back open by Monday afternoon…