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anyone know anything about the rumored train that has been stuck in Alexandria for 24 hours? Not seeing anything published on major media just yet....and sounds a bit fishy to me - but Twitter is all a flutter about it right now. I see local news reporters requesting leads from folks who have family on the train - trying to get info.

Anyone know which train they may be referring to?? Or can someone confirm that this is bogus? I'd like to put a stop to the rumors in twitter if I can.
 
wayman said:
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I'm curious, how do you know this was the 49ers' flight?

The game was scheduled to start at 1pm. The delay is to permit the stadium to get cleaned. Snowballs and Eagles fans are a lethal combination.
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So far as I know, Ed Rendell isn't going to be there -- if he's pelting anyone with snowballs this weekend, it's the state legislature! That reduces the odds of a snowball pelting at the Eagles game a bit :)
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The info comes from a poster at airliners.net who follows the team flights. The 49ers practice facility is in Santa Clara near San Jose, so a wide-body charter from SJC to PHL would make sense.

As for the game, I hope the Eagles are not running Santa out at halftime. With all that snow in the stands, that would just be asking for it.
 
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ExtonFlyer said:
anyone know anything about the rumored train that has been stuck in Alexandria for 24 hours? Not seeing anything published on major media just yet....and sounds a bit fishy to me - but Twitter is all a flutter about it right now. I see local news reporters requesting leads from folks who have family on the train - trying to get info.
Anyone know which train they may be referring to?? Or can someone confirm that this is bogus? I'd like to put a stop to the rumors in twitter if I can.
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The Crescent is currently estimated to be a bit over 10 hours late into NY and it's still not reported as having arrived into DC, putting it 11+ hours down into DC. Guess they're hoping to make up some time on the NEC, once they get there.
 
I was just at South Station (no snow yet) but 2 trains (82 & 194) are listed as 5 hours late. The board already lists 195 (Sunday) as cancelled.
 
ExtonFlyer said:
anyone know anything about the rumored train that has been stuck in Alexandria for 24 hours? Not seeing anything published on major media just yet....and sounds a bit fishy to me - but Twitter is all a flutter about it right now. I see local news reporters requesting leads from folks who have family on the train - trying to get info.
Anyone know which train they may be referring to?? Or can someone confirm that this is bogus? I'd like to put a stop to the rumors in twitter if I can.
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I think it is a misinterpretation of the CNN interview with the woman on the Crescent. I think that the woman was mentioning that the trip was taking 24 hours and the interviewer thought she said she was stuck in Alexandria for 24 hours. The woman had boarded in Atlanta and was traveling to Washington. She and the CNN interviewer were clearly on different wave lengths.

I saw the news report in the 7pm hour and do not know if it has played again, since I am no longer watching CNN.

BTW, we are having a cold front in Orlando. It will be in the 40's tomorrow morning. Brrr (just kidding).
 
AlanB said:
The Crescent is currently estimated to be a bit over 10 hours late into NY and it's still not reported as having arrived into DC, putting it 11+ hours down into DC. Guess they're hoping to make up some time on the NEC, once they get there.
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Looking up the status, the northbound Crescent was only 55 minutes late when it left Lynchburg, VA at 7:02 AM. It was then 4 hrs and 41 minutes late when it left Charlottesvile. Which makes sense because the really heavy snow fall moved into central and north VA this morning. Must have been a really slow train ride from LYH to CVS. Then it departed Manassas 5 hours and 8 minutes late at 1:40 PM and must have come to a complete stop to get to 12 hours late into ALX. The snowfall was really heavy this afternoon where I am in Sterling, VA- got around 10"-12" of snow in less than 5 hours.

If I was on that train, I might have bailed and gotten off in Alexandria and checked into a hotel.
 
My son is on the southbound Crescent right now stuck in Alexandria. Been there for about 2-3 hrs so far. The train left New York Penn at 2:15 on time and all was well until now. He has heard rumors on the train about something frozen on the track and being repaired. He's in a roomette so he's comfy at least.
 
pennyk said:
BTW, we are having a cold front in Orlando. It will be in the 40's tomorrow morning. Brrr (just kidding).
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i will see your 40's and Double it :rolleyes: :lol:

Aloha

btw: Just to rub it in I went to the beach about 4:30pm. :rolleyes:
 
AlanB said:
There's nothing stupid about snow. :angry:
It's wonderful!!!!!!!! :) :) :) :)
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Spoken like a man who doesn't have to shovel snow when it comes down. :cool:

I hated shoveling snow so much that I moved someplace where if I want to see snow I have to drive to it.

My friend's scheduled to fly out of Dulles tomorrow morning. Somehow I don't think that's going to happen.
 
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tp49 said:
AlanB said:
There's nothing stupid about snow. :angry:
It's wonderful!!!!!!!! :) :) :) :)
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Spoken like a man who doesn't have to shovel snow when it comes down. :cool:
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Huh? :unsure:

I have to be in Allentown, Pennsy tomorrow by 3 PM for the family Christmas get together. I'll be busy shoveling my car & driveway out tomorrow morning, maybe even heading out in a half an hour after the news to move some of it now, even though there's probably only 6 or 7 inches down now, with 10 to 15 expected and perhaps even 18. And they're giving out Manhattan numbers, with this storm Queens should have more.

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My friend's scheduled to fly out of Dulles tomorrow morning. Somehow I don't think that's going to happen.
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He might have a chance. I know that National shut down earlier today, but I'm not sure if Dulles fully shut down.
 
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He might have a chance. I know that National shut down earlier today, but I'm not sure if Dulles fully shut down.
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Dulles kept 1 runway open, but I believe the only flights coming and going were international.

Regarding the Crescent, this to me sounds like total failure of the switches at AF interlocking. It lost 7 hours between MSS and ALX. If they were stopped at AF the entire time, I wonder why they couldn't have reversed the train 3-4 miles into the Backlick Road VRE station and bussed passengers from there to WAS (weather made that too difficult?).
 
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I have to be in Allentown, Pennsy tomorrow by 3 PM for the family Christmas get together. I'll be busy shoveling my car & driveway out tomorrow morning, maybe even heading out in a half an hour after the news to move some of it now, even though there's probably only 6 or 7 inches down now, with 10 to 15 expected and perhaps even 18. And they're giving out Manhattan numbers, with this storm Queens should have more.
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I brushed my car off a couple hours ago -- 15 inches were on it, and more expected overnight. But it was all very loose powder, and came off with relative ease. Getting the driveway shoveled so I can get the car out, and seeing whether the roads are ploughed so I can actually go anywhere, well, those are other questions I'll deal with later. But brushing 15 inches, and then maybe another 8 inches, sounded a lot easier than brushing 23 inches in one go!

The idea being that I wanted to get things to the point where there's at least a chance I can drive to the train station tomorrow, of course :) Assuming SEPTA is running... they theoretically are running, but normally I hear hourly grade crossing whistles from my house, and today and this evening, silence....

Alan, I was just in Allentown Thursday evening! Didn't have any sightseeing time at all, just up for a meeting and back. I'll ask you for restaurant rec's if I find I'm headed back any time soon :) Too bad the Liberty Bell Limited stopped running in 1951, it would have been much nicer than the highway.

Eric, you're having such a good time laughing at us today, aren't you? :lol: :lol: :lol:
 
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Eric, you're having such a good time laughing at us today, aren't you? :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Not At, but about. But next year when I am in Semi-retirement in Los Vegas you can get even as I face their winter.

2 notes I would rather be on a slow train than stuck in a car, bus or airport anyday. The lack of not hearin the train whistle, sound does not carry well in the soft,wet snow.

Aloha
 
GG-1 said:
wayman said:
Eric, you're having such a good time laughing at us today, aren't you? :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Not At, but about. But next year when I am in Semi-retirement in Los Vegas you can get even as I face their winter.

2 notes I would rather be on a slow train than stuck in a car, bus or airport anyday. The lack of not hearin the train whistle, sound does not carry well in the soft,wet snow.

Aloha
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Don't you mean when it's 120 in the summer Eric? :eek: Also no trains anymore in Lost Wages so it'll be the van or a flight to civilization to catch a train! :)
 
Looks like the Crescent #20 takes the prize for the most delay, it's 13+ hours late out of WAS for NYP, next seems to be the CAP #29, it's slow going towards CHI in the mountains no doubt! Looks like the NY trains are doing pretty good, did the snow play out before it got to NY and New England! How bout them Cowboys!!
 
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Looks like the Crescent #20 takes the prize for the most delay, it's 13+ hours late out of WAS for NYP, next seems to be the CAP #29, it's slow going towards CHI in the mountains no doubt! Looks like the NY trains are doing pretty good, did the snow play out before it got to NY and New England! How bout them Cowboys!!
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I'm not really sure why the Capitol should be having too many issues, unless it had trouble just getting out of the yard or the station. But the mountains shouldn't matter to it. This storm is coming up the east coast out over open water. With each passing mile going west, the Capitol is moving further and further out of the snow belt. The heaviest snows are along the coast, not inland.

This is especially true as you move up the coast towards Philly and NY, where it is now snowing heavily and has been for a few hours. Probably got at least 8 down on the ground now, and potentially at least another 5 to 8 still to come. Eastern PA, where I'm headed tomorrow will see far less, especially northern PA. Philly in the south eastern corner should see a foot, maybe a bit more. Allentown about 80 miles due north should see almost a foot. Move north another 50 miles to Stroudsburg and they're expecting around 6 to 8. Move north another 50 miles, and slightly west to Scranton in the north eastern corner, they'll have a light dusting.
 
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Looks like the Crescent #20 takes the prize for the most delay, it's 13+ hours late out of WAS for NYP, next seems to be the CAP #29, it's slow going towards CHI in the mountains no doubt! Looks like the NY trains are doing pretty good, did the snow play out before it got to NY and New England! How bout them Cowboys!!
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Dare I take a drive to ALC to see the CL pass during the day?
 
Well I looked it up and it was 7+ Hours late leaving WAS, hard to make that up! As usual you were right Alan, guess ALC can see the CAP in the sunlight and warmer temps since it shouldnt get there until breakfast time with that kind of

start! Did anyone find out if the Cubs made it to Philly, had to laugh about the Eagle "fans", one year they did boo Santa Claus so could see them throwing snow balls @ the old guy! Thanks for the weather reports guys, I'm really SHOCKED!SHOCKED! that Alan is going to drive to Penn! :lol:
 
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Thanks for the weather reports guys, I'm really SHOCKED!SHOCKED! that Alan is going to drive to Penn! :lol:
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Well if New Jersey Transit would hurry up and restart service to Allentown PA and Stroudsburg Pa, then I wouldn't have to drive. But alas, no service yet and they've only just barely started on rebuilding the Lackawana Cut Off, which would bring service back to Stroud. Nothing much at all, other than people dreaming, is happening on the Allentown front.
 
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