51(8) seems to be having some problems near Alderson, WV. Right now, it is over 4 hours late (according to Track a Train).
PCRF/Amtrak trips
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saxman
, Jan 08 2016 09:04 AM
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#74
Posted 09 July 2016 - 07:38 AM
This year my participation is the Empire Builder ride. As is my practice, I produced a special timetable for the Empire Builder. The timetable is somewhat in the style used by the pre-Amtrak railroads including many of the intermediate towns on the route, plus some bells and whistles just for fun. If anyone is interested, a PDF is attached.
EB Sch 05.pdf 853.44KB 14 downloads
EB Sch 05.pdf 853.44KB 14 downloads
#76
Posted 09 July 2016 - 07:13 PM
Continuing our watch on 51(7), this train is doomed! Not domed, doomed. It spent quite a while in Alderson, and as above it was due to a tree blocking the tracks. Then... THIS happened. We all know who was at fault despite the headlines and the descriptions of the train SLAMMING into the car, but obviously the train being many hours late it would have passed that crossing many hours sooner. I sincerely hope that after the West Virginia issues they got the connecting passengers off that train and to Chicago or to other stations where they could hook up. That is the scary part going into this knowing we are on the next version of that train.
Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
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