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Train #4 Today

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Posted by NorthWest on Tuesday, October 11, 2016 11:47 AM

Electroliner 1935
ASMTRANSIT.DOCS Shows #4 of 10/9 as 9 min late at Barstow, and 7 hr, 9 min late at Needles.

Rumor is that 4 hit a trespasser in Barstow and thus received the delay.

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Posted by diningcar on Tuesday, October 11, 2016 11:46 AM

Anyone have an explanation about why #4 is so late?

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Posted by Dakguy201 on Tuesday, October 11, 2016 10:52 AM

#4 of the 9th is now 8:56 late in central Kansas.  In addition #6 of the 10th left Salt Lake on time last night, but apparently it is taking the UP route across Wyoming to Denver.  I'd expect it to be early into Denver. 

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Posted by Electroliner 1935 on Monday, October 10, 2016 6:41 PM

ASMTRANSIT.DOCS Shows #4 of 10/9 as 9 min late at Barstow, and 7 hr, 9 min late at Needles.

As I write this at 6:37 PM CST, #4/9 is listed as 7:46 late at Gallup and currently approaching Mesita. Too bad Bob Johnston isn't on #4 so he could give us a story as he did for #51's tree caused S.I.

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Posted by ChuckCobleigh on Monday, October 10, 2016 6:02 PM

ATK website tracking map shows #4 of 10/9 6:46 late, doing 88 mph about midway Gallup-Grants, near as I can figure.

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Posted by diningcar on Monday, October 10, 2016 12:55 PM

Hello friend KP, my site for checking Amtrak trains daily activities does not show train #4 anywhere between Barstow and Alb which is where it should be at this time.

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Posted by K. P. Harrier on Monday, October 10, 2016 10:52 AM

Hi, Diningcar!

From the Cajon Pass area I hear the Cajon, Mojave, and Needles Subs dispatchers clearly.  None of those channels indicate anything is going on.

The Amtrak website lists that No. 4 currently as about 6 hours late.

In that light, maybe ("maybe") something happened to the engineer, like he got sick, and it took hours to relieve him.  Outside of something like that, I have no idea why No. 4 would be so late so early in it journey east.

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K.P.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- K.P.’s absolute “theorem” from early, early childhood that he has seen over and over and over again: Those that CAUSE a problem in the first place will act the most violently if questioned or exposed.

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Train #4 Today
Posted by diningcar on Monday, October 10, 2016 8:22 AM

Latest info I have is that #4 of 10-9 has not yet left Barstow. Anyone know Why?

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