STB issues proposal for rule making of on time passenger trains. A brief scan shows 5 minutes for each 100 miles allowed for a train not to be considered late. A quick scan did not find what the metrics for multiple RRs would be. The extreme example would be the multiple RRs going into and out of CHI especially for the Cardinal / Hoosier.
Then how on - off - on same RR such as the Star 9 ( twice ) and Meteor ( once ) ?.
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-12-28/html/2015-32411.htm
Did I miss something? It (the rule) seems to presume that the train departs as scheduled. Which was one of CN's issues with Amtrak nut presenting its train to the IC within the window allocated, and then still expecting to find its slot clear. Is there something in that rule that covers that issue?
Electroliner 1935 Did I miss something? It (the rule) seems to presume that the train departs as scheduled. Which was one of CN's issues with Amtrak nut presenting its train to the IC within the window allocated, and then still expecting to find its slot clear. Is there something in that rule that covers that issue?
One thing the Amtrak knows nothing about and even Freight Rail Management forgets from time to time. Operations on high volume routes are dependent upon scheduled trains operating in their framework of being ON TIME. If a train shows up outside it's normal operating window - the real tendency is for that train to get slaughtered. #1 it is already late and schedules today have little 'make up time' incorporated into the schedule - this applies to both Amtrak and scheduled freights. When handling a late train, the operational efforts are directed toward keeping trains that are in their proper operational window operating in that window.
Operational management's become surprised how a railroad can be 'wrecked' by pushing the out of slot train. I get to pick up the pieces much to frequently.
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
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