Now that this forum is restored will ask the obvious question. What happened to Amtrak dispatching that froze up all trains on the NEC that Amtrak dispatches? Amtrak has been mum on causes. Evidently CHI did not have any problems as CHI, NOL, Florida , & Michigan continued to operate.
Since this forum was down, I didn't hear of it on any of the other forums I frequent.
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blue streak 1What happened to Amtrak dispatching that froze up all trains on the NEC that Amtrak dispatches?
BaltACDSince this forum was down
So ... Amtrak down and the forum down at the same time ... any conspiracy theories?
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According to the information Amtrak was putting on their website at the time, the NEC situation was attributed to "computer and signal problems." I found asmtransitdocs.com to be a real help in figuring out which trains were running and which were not. The late and disrupted service trains also seemed to be located primarily between New Haven and Philadelphia, chiefly around NYC.
NKP guyAccording to the information Amtrak was putting on their website at the time, the NEC situation was attributed to "computer and signal problems." I found asmtransitdocs.com to be a real help in figuring out which trains were running and which were not. The late and disrupted service trains also seemed to be located primarily between New Haven and Philadelphia, chiefly around NYC.
Computer & Signals makes it sound like some kind of CADS issues.
Links are gone but a repeat happened this Friday morning. Same signal issues again . Started sometime before 0930 and was resolved by 1240.
Copied from NJ Transit
All rail service on the Northeast Corridor, Raritan Valley Line and North Jersey Coast Line has resumed in both directions and is subject to up to 30-minute delays following earlier Amtrak signal issues. Midtown Direct service has resumed into Penn Station New York. NJ TRANSIT rail tickets and passes are being cross-honored by NJ TRANSIT bus and private carriers. PATH at Newark Penn Station, Hoboken and 33rd St, New York.
That day, my family and I were trapped at NYP Moynihan Train Hall for several hours waiting for our train that originates at NYP.
Evidently, the equipment for the train that "originates at NYP" was coming down south and was detained by the signal problems earlier in the day.
We got cross-honored for a later train and got text messages that our original train departed NYP three hours after we departed.
Our original train (that left like 6 hours late) eventually had to terminate in BAL three hours after we finally arrived at WAS due to crew hours being exceeded.
I wonder how those passengers stranded at BAL were accomodated.
I find it hard to imagine that anyone could be 'stranded' for any particular length of time in Baltimore if going to Washington. There are many locals in addition to the NEC Amtrak trains... locals that routinely get to over 114mph between stations, over what is a comparatively small total distance. They might not get that fast in poor weather, but I wouldn't wring my hands too long about anyone getting as far as Baltimore on a train...
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