Yesterday 11/16, train 6 left Emeryville with a couple of P42s on the back. Anyone know how far they went?
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Yeah, I did book the bus. But the bus only goes one place now, the Chase center I think, and won't drop off at Fisherman's Wharf, I asked the driver. That was the confusion, Amtrak's website said there was a bus 99 route that would go to the Wharf area. But, no. Anyway, we called up a Uber, and boy, 'uber' glad we did. The ASEAN conference really screwed up the streets in San Francisco. It was only a 10 mile trip, maybe 20-30min trip under normal circumstances. This day, from Emeryville to our hotel in the wharf area, it took nearly TWO hours to get there. It was pouring rain, CHP had one lane closed on the bay bridge, and traffic was horrendous. Then, street after street was closed in the embarcadero/wharf area. At one point as far as the eye could see up the streets were solid red/blue police lights winking, sirens going constantly. The poor Uber guy was muttering to himself, ''I don't know what else to do'' but he finally got us there. He got a good tip!Did you include the bus on your reservation? If not, you need to add it. I believe it's only available for those with reservations,
Your train will also do this in Truckee and in Colfax. The Sunset Limited does this in Maricopa (3 stops because of the Texas Eagle on the back). I'm sure there are more, those just come to mind. As far as I know, it usually boils down to something or other with the host railroads and/or funds for designing and building longer platforms.Just stopped at Provo on the westbound Zephyr, and the conductor mentioned that it was a double stop: one for the sleepers and one for coach. Sure enough, we stopped twice. I didn't recall having noticed the double stop anywhere else, on any train I've ridden. Obviously this is due to platform length (a glance at Google Maps confirms that the Amtrak platform is less than 1/3 the length of the nearby Frontrunner platforms), but does anyone know why the Provo platform is so short? There appears to be plenty of space.
Money.Obviously this is due to platform length (a glance at Google Maps confirms that the Amtrak platform is less than 1/3 the length of the nearby Frontrunner platforms), but does anyone know why the Provo platform is so short? There appears to be plenty of space.
Platform length is often determined by the primary user of the station, typically the one funding the construction of the new platforms. Provo is a case in point. The newly constructed platforms are adequate for UTA trains, but not for Amtrak.Money.
There are a number of stops on the Atlantic Coast route that often require double stops by the Silvers. IIRC, I even saw a triple stop once; I think it involved one or more uses of the wheelchair lift.
Platform length is often determined by the primary user of the station, typically the one funding the construction of the new platforms. Provo is a case in point. The newly constructed platforms are adequate for UTA trains, but not for Amtrak.
Good points. At Provo, the FrontRunner tracks run south of the mainline tracks, and the Amtrak platform is across a street and 350 feet away from the UTA platform.UTA and Amtrak use different platforms and rails systemwide, though they stop at roughly the same locations to facilitate transfers. I believe the Amtrak platform in question predates any UTA train operations at the site - though the UTA platforms certainly aren't adequate for Amtrak's needs in that Amtrak can't use then at all.
Both 5(25) and 6(25) are cancelled "Due to a high amount of locomotives needing maintenance work done at both Oakland and Chicago"the train from Emeryville to Chicago is showing as cancelled on Jan 25th (tomorrow). Anybody know what caused that?
The ACL-42's I presume?Both 5(25) and 6(25) are cancelled "Due to a high amount of locomotives needing maintenance work done at both Oakland and Chicago"
No idea, but both the chargers and the P42's have been having issues, so don't assume it's just the ChargersThe ACL-42's I presume?
The ACL-42's I presume?
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