Edited by amtrakwolverine, 12 July 2012 - 02:02 AM.
CRF: The last week before the Fest
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Posted 12 July 2012 - 01:53 AM
#12
Posted 12 July 2012 - 04:44 AM
I would lean towards boarding a streetcar ASAP, if one is available. Since they stop running for the day at 5:15 I believe, we at least want to get our one circuit in before that happens. If we have a friendly operator I am sure there would be another opportunity, such as when we return to the same location by the station. If he or she isn't leaving right away when we get there, then maybe we can do it right away. The plan is however to ride it 1-1/4 times around, so that we get off closest to where we will have dinner. That isn't to say we can't do it in the Metra station as well later on if time allows.I forgot we're riding street cars. do we have time upon arrival into kenosha for a group photo or wait till after we're done with everything there and while were waiting for the return train.
Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
#13
Posted 12 July 2012 - 02:12 PM
#14
Posted 13 July 2012 - 12:43 AM
Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
#15
Posted 13 July 2012 - 04:35 AM
#16
Posted 13 July 2012 - 12:54 PM
Technicalities suck and legal name changes are a mess after it happens.
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Posted 13 July 2012 - 02:54 PM
Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
#18
Posted 15 July 2012 - 12:42 AM
Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
#19
Posted 15 July 2012 - 08:30 AM
Not to mention A/C failures too, which are way more likely than heat kinks. OTOH heat related speed restrictions..... well, that can do a job on OTP, but we have enormous amount of padding in ABQ in our schedule.Weather:
Looks like the USA may be seeing another heat wave, including one affecting Chicago early next week. Remember we are passing through there Tuesday 7/17, and will be back there the following weekend. Don't overdress, and prepare for oppressive heat. Bring water bottles to keep yourselves hydrated. Once we're on the train we only need to worry about heat kinks.
Fortunately we should all be in Chicago before temps go above mid-80s so any heat related restrictions should not kick in by the time we get in.
The weather forecast for ABQ at present is 95 to 100 degree F days, fair to partly cloudy for the days we are there. See http://www.wundergro...w:87101.1.99999In another direction, Hurricane Fabio off the west coast of Mexico may track up to the north, possibly affecting the southwestern USA. More then likely if hurricane conditions make landfall, they won't be as bad by the time they have encountered mountains. So I would not be too concerned about something like this hitting Albuquerque, but still it bears watching if we might get monsoon-like rains.
At night though in typical desert style temps go down to low 60s.
Chicago during our two stays one brief and one longer appears to be partly cloudy with 20%chance of precip and 97 degrees F for the short stay on Tuesday and then clear to partly cloudy on Saturday and Sunday temps ranging between 88 and 90. See http://www.wundergro...w:60290.1.99999
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Posted 16 July 2012 - 07:00 AM
Edited by KevinKorell, 16 July 2012 - 07:14 AM.
Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
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