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Track Repair Will Curtail Northbound Amtrak Service

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By TED JACKOVICS | The Tampa Tribune

Published: March 10, 2009

TAMPA - Amtrak's northbound Silver Star will not serve Tampa and Lakeland on Mondays through Thursdays from March 16 through April 9 because of track repair, but passengers will be bused to Orlando to make connections with the train to New York.

Bus departure times from Tampa's Union Station and Lakeland's Amtrak station will be similar to the departure times of the Silver Star - 5:17 p.m. from Tampa and 5:53 p.m. from Lakeland - but passengers should contact Amtrak at 1-800-USA-RAIL (872-7245) to get exact times.

Southbound Silver Star service through Tampa and Lakeland will not be affected because CSX track repair does not affect the schedule to arrive in Tampa at 12:34 p.m.

Reporter Ted Jackovics can be reached at (813) 259-7817.

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