SUNSET LIMITED ARRIVES ON TIME

[Trogdor]

STOP THE PRESSES!!!!!

Amtrak train 1(19), which originated in New Orleans on September 20, arrived in Los Angeles at 6:42 this morning, just 2 minutes off its scheduled 6:40 arrival time.

This is cause for a celebration!

 

[NativeSon5859]

Is the world coming to an end???

This IS cause for celebration!

 

[Firebert]

SHOCKING!!!! :blink:

 

[NativeSon5859]

I saw #1 leave on the 20th while I was at the station. She looked sharp, appeared to have eight cars and the usual two ponies. Nice crowd got on the train as well.

 

[capltd29]

Apocalypse

 

[whistler]

STOP THE PRESSES!!!!!
Amtrak train 1(19), which originated in New Orleans on September 20, arrived in Los Angeles at 6:42 this morning, just 2 minutes off its scheduled 6:40 arrival time.

This is cause for a celebration!

False hope. It was two minutes late so it was late. I expect the trains to arrive the second they are supposed to and not a minute more or a minute less.

Wasn't David Gunn scheduled to make a visit to LA at some point?

 

[tp49]

Two minutes late is still on time in their book but now that this has happened I am going to be headed to my fall-out shelter since I know the end of the world must be near... B)

 

[engine999]

THE SKY IS FALLING :lol:

 

[Save Our Trains Michigan]

THE SKY IS FALLING :lol:

DOT allows LD trains to be on time up to 30 min after the Arival time.

 

[PRR 60]

THE SKY IS FALLING   :lol:

DOT allows LD trains to be on time up to 30 min after the Arival time.

The thirty minute tolerence is an Amtrak standard (for trips in excess of 300 miles), not DOT. DOT does not have a standard for rail on-time reporting. For air, the DOT tolerence is 14 minutes. Any flight up to 15 or more minutes late is late regardless of distance traveled.

 

[snake]

Wasn't the Sunset Limited "on time" once last month, only a couple of days late?

 

[Gavin]

That still isnt good enough! They need to learn to be either on time or early!!! I dont care if its 2 minuttes or two days!!! They are late either way!

When will they learn

Gavin

Ps. For those slow pokes this was a joke !

 

[snake]

Looks like the Sunset Limited's back to "normal", # 1 departed Tucson 7 hours late this morning.

 

[Amfleet]

There was some sort of UP freight derailment near San Antonio in the past few days.

 

[WICT106]

Word has it on another forum that some vandals etresspassed into the BNSF yard, cut about 50 or so cars loose, and then sent tham two miles down-grade to where the UP train was occupying the crossover. The cars then collided with the UP trains, thus causing the interruption of service.