Crescent Service Disruption

[Chatter163]

Thanks Rafi, we appreciate all the good info from you as opposed to what we "heard/think"/read on the net" etc.

But that's all that this is, right? I mean, it's just another person's comment on the internet that is read by others. Isn't that essentually the same thing?

 

[Ryan]

In the Bay Area (Concord, CA, to be exact) we're not having any flooding problems. The high today was officially 97, with 101 forecast for tomorrow (the first day of fall). It should start to cool, with highs down into the upper 80s by Thursday. Lows are expected to be in the upper 50s to low 60s.

What does that have to do with the Crescent's territory? 17 counties in Georgia have been declared in a state of emergency and include some in the Crescent's path.

Fortunately, my neighborhood is above the flood plain but most of us have basement flooding.

I'm just saying it isn't raining everywhere.

We don't have to worry about basement flooding here. Of course, we don't have a basement, and I don't know of anyone who does.

I suppose if it gets too hot, though, rails could get dislocated from excessive expansion. AFAIK, however, that hasn't happened or caused any disruptions.

It's still somewhere between completely irrelevant and totally tasteless to point out that everything is A-OK across the country while peoples homes are being washed away and in some cases dying in the flood waters.

Thanks Rafi, we appreciate all the good info from you as opposed to what we "heard/think"/read on the net" etc.

But that's all that this is, right? I mean, it's just another person's comment on the internet that is read by others. Isn't that essentually the same thing?

Rafi tends to me better informed than most about most things, he's way past "random guy on the internet".

 

[AmtrakWPK]

Rafi tends to be better informed than most about most things, he's way past "random guy on the internet".

I would consider that a massive understatement.

It's more like having a network news anchor or senior staffer (with a strong interest in passenger rail) on this discussion board.

 

[Rafi]

Lord, almighty. Don't oversell me--then I actually have to maintain a standard!

Thanks, though. I'm just enthusiastic and like to find out what's up.

Rafi

 

[Long Train Runnin']

Lord, almighty. Don't oversell me--then I actually have to maintain a standard!
Thanks, though. I'm just enthusiastic and like to find out what's up.

Rafi

Plus, you can call the media relations number :lol:

 

[Rafi]

Lord, almighty. Don't oversell me--then I actually have to maintain a standard!
Thanks, though. I'm just enthusiastic and like to find out what's up.

Rafi

Plus, you can call the media relations number :lol:

You could say that I've got their number, so to speak. <grin>

 

[el Guapo]

If there is a service disruption is being bussed the only option?
Am I right in thinking that it depends where you are when the disruption happens? (and if there is space available)

For example, if you were holding seats on 20 from NOL-WAS, do they at least offer the possibility to take the CONO to CHI and then on to WAS, or is the only possibility to go Greyhound?

I do not know the answer to your question, but note you refer to Greyhound. All this talk about buses does not necessarily mean Greyhound, either regularly scheduled or spare bus equipment.

When I encountered a bustitution recently, between Anniston, Ala and Atlanta, it was not a Greyhound at all. It was a bus which belonged to some kind of singing group. They brought it to the train station in Anniston and it took us straight to the train station in Atlanta, I-20 all the way.

That was a combination of ignorance and a feeble attempt at humor. I've read all of the experiences of busstitutions and don't know the logistics involved. I was reading a report of a recent derailment ahead of the eb SL where pax were bussed from Sanderson to NOL.

My interest is we've booked a spring 2010 trip LAX-WAS thru NOL on the way out. I was just curious if a similar disaster were to happen and we had made it to NOL, are we looking at being on a bus from NOL-WAS :unsure: or is there another option.

 

[the_traveler]

My interest is we've booked a spring 2010 trip LAX-WAS thru NOL on the way out. I was just curious if a similar disaster were to happen and we had made it to NOL, are we looking at being on a bus from NOL-WAS :unsure: or is there another option.

I don't know the answer. But here's my experience.

Last October, I was on the Cardinal, and we were stopped in Prince, WV due to a freight that derailed up the line. I was traveling with someone who was going to WAS and eventually to RI. I was going to Charlottesville, VA (CVS) and connecting from there to AL. At first, the other person was told that they would be bus-tituted from Prince to WAS, and I was told that I would be bus-tituted from Prince to CVS. It turned out BOTH buses went to CVS only! And they turned train #51 into #50 at CVS, and that went to WAS instead.

So even if that happened, you may not be bussed all the way from NOL to WAS. It may be like NOL to AL or NOL to GA.

 

[AlanB]

If there is a service disruption is being bussed the only option?
Am I right in thinking that it depends where you are when the disruption happens? (and if there is space available)

For example, if you were holding seats on 20 from NOL-WAS, do they at least offer the possibility to take the CONO to CHI and then on to WAS, or is the only possibility to go Greyhound?

I do not know the answer to your question, but note you refer to Greyhound. All this talk about buses does not necessarily mean Greyhound, either regularly scheduled or spare bus equipment.

When I encountered a bustitution recently, between Anniston, Ala and Atlanta, it was not a Greyhound at all. It was a bus which belonged to some kind of singing group. They brought it to the train station in Anniston and it took us straight to the train station in Atlanta, I-20 all the way.

That was a combination of ignorance and a feeble attempt at humor. I've read all of the experiences of busstitutions and don't know the logistics involved. I was reading a report of a recent derailment ahead of the eb SL where pax were bussed from Sanderson to NOL.

My interest is we've booked a spring 2010 trip LAX-WAS thru NOL on the way out. I was just curious if a similar disaster were to happen and we had made it to NOL, are we looking at being on a bus from NOL-WAS :unsure: or is there another option.

There is no simple answer to that question. Every circumstance is different and dependant upon what, if anything, Amtrak can do about it.

Typically when possible, Amtrak will bus you and that is generally your only option, short of saying no thanks and taking a refund for the remaining value of your trip. But there are times that passengers are flown to their destinations, times that Amtrak simply says "sorry, but there is nothing we can do for you. Here's your money back".