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Here is an Amtrak/Freight Railroad question that hopefully one of the professional railroad participants can answer. This afternoon I drove over to Granger, TX, to watch Number 21 go through.  It is due to stop at Taylor, TX at 5:36 p.m., so it usually goes through Granger about 5:10 to 5:15 p.m. Today it was 1.5 hours late and did not arrive at Taylor until 7:03 p.m. When I got to Granger I saw a northbound UP freight train waiting on the siding. The conductor told me that the train had taken the siding at approximately 4:30 p.m. Given that Number 21 was 1.5 hours late, that means that the freight train was not able to get underway until approximately 6:45 p.m. In other words, it sat in the hole for more than two hours. The freight had three locomotives, i.e. a contract GP 50 - I think, a UP SD70M, and what appeared to be an CN AC4400.  I am the first to admit that I am not a diesel locomotive watcher, but these are close. They were idling for more than two hours.  How much fuel would they have consumed during that period?  And will Amtrak reimburse them for the cost of the wasted fuel?
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