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At Palm Springs main track is 40 feet away from the station track. Nothing but sand and a sand fence in between the two. As a reference looking at google earth we went on the ground about one or two car lengths west of the overpass. We stopped at Indio (just down the track and not a station...

Why, yes. Yes it is. Engineer headlight replaced at Little Rock, Arkansas. Brush still hanging on below lights/grab irons at St. Louis. Running 2 hours late.

Let you know tomorrow in this spot. It is AMTK 204

This was still attached. I will presume the other side may look the same as the headlight on the engineer side is not working.

9:18- moving. Broke headlight? At Texarkana mechanical department to inspect locomotive. Just announced there is no mech in Texarkana. Never mind. The drama continues...

8:16pm-Emergency braking applied. Sounded like we may have hit something. No crossings nearby. 8:45 Reportedly to be a tree. Still stopped.

6:40pm- Longview, TX- off the bus, on the train & on the move.

Not sure about this location but I’ve seen it done back home occasionally with shorter trains and AMTK. Just the way meets happen sometime.

10:00am Announced some passengers will board a bus at San Antonio to reconnect directly with the train at Longview, TX. All others will board a different bus with stops to Mineola, TX.

AMTK cleared a west switch on the main track somewhere. Let a westbound out of the siding. Then backed wb to clear the plant/switch and now eastbound on the siding at about 15 mph. Looks like an eb train stopped on the main to let us go first. Here we go. Main track. Clickity clack.

10:47pm. Wonderful! Getting ready to make a back up move right now.

All right. Knock it off with the bustitution talk. Quick crew change and we are leaving El Paso and still on the train. :) Made up 30 minutes and now only 5 hours and 54 minutes late.

I waved at you about 5 minutes ago.😁

Everyone is taking it in stride. It was announced us sleeper patrons still get our flex meals. :cool:

Gaffer tape. It stops the whistle. Never leave home without it. 😁

Conductor just explained to all on the speaker about last night. There was high winds with blowing sand in the Palm Springs area last night. The west switch into Palm Springs would not line into the siding. So the dispatcher has us go to the east switch and back in. That is why it was only the...

5:05am- Separated from end car 5:10am On the move eastbound. Total delay- less than 5 hours

3:45am- Decision made to evacuate those in the last car either to coach or to the last remaining 2 rooms on the SL sleeper at the head end. A new sleeper will be awaiting us in San Antonio in two days henceforth. Train crew members very professional in handling the situation.

Eastbound TexasEagle/Sunset Limited while departing Palm Springs station derailed the last car (sleeper/mine) of the train due to blowing sand over the rails. This was on the siding/station track and not on the main line. The car is upright and passengers are still asleep. We still have power...