The full story is here.MERIDIAN — An evacuation plan via Amtrak train for New Orleans residents trapped by Hurricane Katrina's devastation and floodwaters is being worked out by Amtrak president David Gunn, Meridian Mayor John Robert Smith said today.
Amtrak May be Used to Evacuate NOLA Residents
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Posted 31 August 2005 - 03:01 PM
New York, NY/Philadelphia, PA
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Posted 01 September 2005 - 07:26 PM
Thousands escaping floods begin arriving in Houston
Thousands of exhausted and hungry people fleeing the devastation in New Orleans swarmed into this city today and began filling the Astrodome, which has been transformed into a shelter for people displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
Story is here.
Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
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Posted 01 September 2005 - 07:38 PM
Read this story here.San Antonio To Welcome Hurricane Refugees
SAN ANTONIO -- San Antonio will house victims of Hurricane Katrina at a former Air Force Base, Mayor Phil Hardberger said Thursday.
Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
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Posted 04 September 2005 - 02:58 PM
The full story is here.Exhausted refugees arrive by Amtrak
While his new friend Felicia Hendricks sat in a chair by the railroad tracks and breathed through an inhaler, Philip Harvey bit into sandwich he’d just been given by a Salvation Army.
Hendricks and Harvey had just arrived in Lafayette by train from New Orleans with about 100 other people, all refugees from Hurricane Katrina who were being transferred by bus to points west, possibly Dallas or San Antonio, said an Amtrak official.
New York, NY/Philadelphia, PA
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Posted 05 September 2005 - 06:29 AM
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Posted 05 September 2005 - 08:59 AM
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Posted 05 September 2005 - 05:07 PM
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Posted 05 September 2005 - 07:23 PM
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Posted 06 September 2005 - 11:34 AM
Edited by ICGsteve, 06 September 2005 - 11:35 AM.
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Posted 06 September 2005 - 04:17 PM
Anyone know where the equipment to Lafayette came from? In the picture it appears to be Superliner equipment. Was some equipment caught in NOL or did they bring some in from the west?
Bill,
The one train that did run into NOL was indeed Superliner equipment. Here's the breakdown thanks to Mike Palmieri's post in a Yahoo Newsgroup.
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Here is a summary of Amtrak's hurricane evacuation operations over the past few days. Since I am now I North Texas, all of this is based on second-hand information!
Thursday 1 Sep. - Amtrak deadheaded a train into Avondale, LA at the west end of the Huey Long Bridge. The train consisted of three P42's (182, 3, 63) and about twelve cars. This may have been equipment that was previously moved from New Orleans to McComb, MS to escape the storm. It came down the CN main line from the north, ran over the CN Baton Rouge Branch from Hammond, LA to Baton Rouge, crossed the Mississippi River, and than ran over the UP (ex-MP/T&P) to Avondale.
Friday 2 Sep. - Amtrak ran P42 22, a sleeper and a diner (38004?) from Houston to Lafayette, LA over the UP/BNSF Sunset Route to use as a command center.
Saturday 3 Sep. - Amtrak ran an 11-car evacuation train from Avondale to Lafayette:
182 P42
3 P42
64 P42
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33006 lounge
34032 coach
31590 coach-smoker
34020 coach
33008 loounge
34012 coach
33023 lounge
38022 diner
31020 coach-baggage
38008 diner
34079 coach
After the train got to Lafayette, the 64 was placed on the east end of the consist, so the train could operate in both directions. Later on Saturday, all additional trips were cancelled until at least Tuesday so that government officials could resolve "destination problem" for the passengers.
Sunday 4 Sep. - Amtrak is dead-heading a train from San Antonio to Lafayette. It has P42's 130 and 71 with seven cars, and is supposed to arrive in Lafayette around midnight.
There is also a possibility that this equipment could be used to provide commuter service at the New Orleans.
Mike
Michael M. Palmieri - formerly from New Orleans, Louisiana
Additionally, as I mentioned in Sunday night's chat, one of our other OTOL friends BNSF_1088 shot a short video of the rescue train at Cade, LA. heading towards NOL. You can view that video here.
Take care and take trains!
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