blue streak 1Is this any way to run any RR?
It's the P42's in the cold weather, in their aged state they drop like flies. That is what is causing this issue. I saw it first hand 2-3 winters ago waiting on the Texas Eagle Departure. Just on the South Platforms, Amtrak had no less than three dead P42's they could not move under their own power, two were decoupled from the train and sitting dead on the tracks but pushed up against the end of track impact device. Amtrak has all the Siemens Locomotives delivered for the Midwest Compact but not all the replacements for the P42 have been delivered yet or possibly ordered yet.
Why is Amtrak still on its cancellation policy? Amtrak reports 85% employees on the job. Is Amtrakwaiting to see if absences / cases go back up? From newsmwire.
There was good news in the infection and quarantine figures for Amtrak: The number of employees out sick or quarantined due to COVID-19 has declined 85% from a peak of 722 the week ending Jan. 1. .15 x 722 = what? 108?
blue streak 1Is this any way to run any RR? 2 days already California Zephyr Train 5 which is scheduled to depart Chicago (CHI) on 1/20 is delayed departing due to mechanical issues. We will provide updates as more information becomes available. UPDATE: California Zephyr Train 5 scheduled to depart Chicago (CHI) on 1/20 remains delayed departing due to mechanical issues. Currently estimated to depart at 11pm. Updates to follow. UPDATE: California Zephyr Train 5 which departed Chicago (CHI) on 1/20 is back on the move and currently operating approx 11 hr 45 min late. To make it worse #5 is taking it on the chin today. California Zephyr Train 5 which is due to depart Chicago (CHI) on 1/21 will be delayed departing due to mechanical problems. Now idt is worse. MileCodeStationSchedActualStatusLinks 0 CHI Chicago, ILUnion Station 1/20 CT Dp 2:00P 10:57P Departed 8 hours 57 minutes late. Station History 28 NPV Naperville, IL 2:34P 11:29P11:30P Arrived 8 hours 55 minutes late.Departed 8 hours 56 minutes late. Station History 104 PCT Princeton, IL 3:44P 12:33A12:36A Arrived 8 hours 49 minutes late.Departed 8 hours 52 minutes late. Station History 162 GBB Galesburg, IL 4:38P 4:37A4:44A Arrived 11 hours 59 minutes late.Departed 12 hours 6 minutes late. Station History 205 BRL Burlington, IA 5:25P 5:35A5:37A Arrived 12 hours 10 minutes late.Departed 12 hours 12 minutes late. Station History 233 MTP Mount Pleasant, IA 5:59P 7:28A7:29A Arrived 13 hours 29 minutes late.Departed 13 hours 30 minutes late. Station History 279 OTM Ottumwa, IA 6:53P 8:10A8:16A Arrived 13 hours 17 minutes late.Departed 13 hours 23 minutes late. Station History 359 OSC Osceola, IA 8:09P 10:36A10:57A Arrived 14 hours 27 minutes late.Departed 14 hours 48 minutes late. Station History 392 CRN Creston, IA 8:41P 11:33A11:38A Arrived 14 hours 52 minutes late.Departed 14 hours 57 minutes late. Station History
California Zephyr Train 5 which is scheduled to depart Chicago (CHI) on 1/20 is delayed departing due to mechanical issues. We will provide updates as more information becomes available.
UPDATE: California Zephyr Train 5 scheduled to depart Chicago (CHI) on 1/20 remains delayed departing due to mechanical issues. Currently estimated to depart at 11pm. Updates to follow.
UPDATE: California Zephyr Train 5 which departed Chicago (CHI) on 1/20 is back on the move and currently operating approx 11 hr 45 min late.
To make it worse #5 is taking it on the chin today.
California Zephyr Train 5 which is due to depart Chicago (CHI) on 1/21 will be delayed departing due to mechanical problems.
Now idt is worse.
In my experiences - trains that operate outside their normal time slots tend to get delayed even more that when they are operating in their scheduled time slots. This applies to both freight trains and Amtrak.
The Schedules for both Amtrak and Freight are 'designed' for both to exist with minimum delays to any of the participants - in the IDEAL. Realities can be somewhat different.
Amtrak does not possess either the equipment or crews to be able to START their trains On Time daily when one of the get struck by serious delay.
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Is this any way to run any RR? 2 days already
Yesterday (WED) 97 had a predestrian incident somewhere around FtLauderdale. For whatever reason 98 left MIA at 1500 instead of 0810 today. Amtrak did not tweet anything except that 98 would be delayed. Could it be mechanical or more likely no crew? Maybe inbound 97 crew delayed yesterday and was only crew available today. Once again why no info about 98 today?
Another atmospheric river is heading for BC, Washington state and Oregon. Wonder how this will affect Builder operations. Maybe time to operate baby builders MSP <> CHI? 1" rain - 5 - 10" snow. 10 inches of rain = 50 - 100 inches of snow?
Atmospheric river bringing new flood concerns to Washington state (msn.com)
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