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Amtrak 3 and 4 are on the Transcon

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Amtrak 3 and 4 are on the Transcon
Posted by diningcar on Tuesday, June 14, 2011 9:23 AM

There is a wildfire in NM right at the summit of Raton Pass. Both the Amtrak line and I-25 are closed. Now that Abo Pass has two main tracks operating there may be less congestion.

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Posted by CShaveRR on Tuesday, June 14, 2011 12:18 PM

What a way to get a good look at a "new" railroad!  Or is that nighttime operation (when we traveled on that train we went over Raton in daylight but we may have been late)?

Carl

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Posted by mudchicken on Tuesday, June 14, 2011 12:59 PM

Daylight both ways, except for part of the east end in Kansas near the diversion point.

Mudchicken Nothing is worth taking the risk of losing a life over. Come home tonight in the same condition that you left home this morning in. Safety begins with ME.... cinscocom-west

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