It’s looking like if I have nothing to do and I love drama, catch a train.Ya know, I'm really starting to regret reporting that.
Anyway, if the SS left NYP 2 hours late and was only 3 hours late into MIA, I'd consider that a win.
It’s looking like if I have nothing to do and I love drama, catch a train.Ya know, I'm really starting to regret reporting that.
Anyway, if the SS left NYP 2 hours late and was only 3 hours late into MIA, I'd consider that a win.
The Star actually did what? -- on time. It's been a rough several months for the Star for on time performance. Hope it continues to improve. The Silvers (Star, Meteor, and once the Comet) have been my favorite trains for the last 60 years.To be fair, the Silver Star actually reached Miami on time yesterday.
The reason the Medical Emergency was handled in Alpine is that they have the only Hospital between Van Horn and Del Rio, a distance of 300+ miles.On a positive note, the Sunset/Eagle which departed LAX on 8/14 (30 minutes late due to the gentleman I mentioned above) reached SAS only 1 hr 20 minutes late, thanks to an additional delay due to a passenger medical emergency in Alpine.
This was just in time for the 422 cars to be attached to the Eagle so we did NOT have to ride the bus! Hooray!
The eastbound Zephyr might actually be early into Chicago this afternoon! Presently, it's only 23 minutes late at Omaha making this a banner run so far. The last time it was early into Chicago was May 5th. Late every other day since - mostly by hours and lots of missed connections. Maybe today is the beginning of something better. Hope springs eternal.
Timetable? You don't need no stinkin' timetable! You got Amtrak.com!The northbound Texas Eagle just went past my office window at 2:53PM. I assume that's probably delayed, but don't have the timetable at hand to confirm by how much. (I know that in the past I've sometimes seen the northbound TE go by a good 2 hours earlier in the day.)
I'm old-school, and keep forgetting that!Timetable? You don't need no stinkin' timetable! You got Amtrak.com!
Don't let Amtrak pull that one. Even the "new schoolers" could find vaue in a printed timetable, if they were provided. Not that anyone is looking to rekindle (intended) that fire.I'm old-school, and keep forgetting that!
Or use the trackerTimetable? You don't need no stinkin' timetable! You got Amtrak.com!
By the time I saw this, the northbound TE had completed its run and wasn't showing up on that site. I have used the tracker in the past, though, when my kids have been taking the train to/from grad school, because the tracker usually had more detailed info about a train's progress than the Amtrak app on my phone (the only device I'd have with me at the station, waiting for my kids or my kids' trains).
If you click on the clock on the menu bar you can get historical data including current day’s trains that have arrived at their final destinationsBy the time I saw this, the northbound TE had completed its run and wasn't showing up on that site. I have used the tracker in the past, though, when my kids have been taking the train to/from grad school, because the tracker usually had more detailed info about a train's progress than the Amtrak app on my phone (the only device I'd have with me at the station, waiting for my kids or my kids' trains).
That was somewhat of an anomaly.Not to mention that Silver Star 92 last night was over 8 hours late and is due into NYP at or about 3am. Silver Star has been coughing lot of late trains lately. To see that train status: Train 92 of 08/24/2022
This had terrible consequences for the Crescent.I wonder if Amtrak might just incorporate more padding into the schedules so that people have a more realistic idea of the arrival times.
What happened?This had terrible consequences for the Crescent.
The host railroad still decided to run the crecent late, even after working with Amtrak to create a new schedule that was supposed to cause less delay. There’s a whole thread on this subject somewhere.What happened?
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