Sunset Limited discussion

[Railspike]

I couldn't find anything about it but did the SL hit a vehicle stuck on the tracks near Vinton, LA yesterday afternoon?

 

[Cal]

I couldn't find anything about it but did the SL hit a vehicle stuck on the tracks near Vinton, LA yesterday afternoon?

I believe they disconnected the leading locomotive.

 

[ref5035]

I believe they disconnected the leading locomotive.

Just saw it pass my house 6.5 hours late into LA with a UP freight engine on the lead and 1 less passenger car than normal

 

[Railspike]

Last Saturday "Train Status" (Amtrak's website train #1) said there was going to be a long delay due to a vehicle incident at a crossing. Location was just outside Vinton, LA. I have not been able to find any mention of the accident.

 

[Railspike]

Need to confirm if dinner is served on #2 leaving LAX at 7PM
Thanks

 

[trimetbusfan]

Need to confirm if dinner is served on #2 leaving LAX at 7PM
Thanks

Yes, only when the departure is 7pm.

 

[hmy1]

As of 8:50 pm PT Sunset Limited Train 2/Texas Eagle Train 422 scheduled to depart Los Angeles (LAX) on 4/26 will hold in Ontario (ONA) for late connecting passengers with an estimated 2hr delay.

They ended up departing Ontario over three hours late. What connections are there in Ontario at that time of night?

 

[trimetbusfan]

They ended up departing Ontario over three hours late. What connections are there in Ontario at that time of night?

Probably connections from 11 (25).

 

[hmy1]

That's what I would have thought (and a dicey connection that I would never book), but 11 (25) was already running over 12 hours late into the Bay Area last night.

https://dixielandsoftware.net/cgi-bin/gettrain.pl?seltrain=11&selyear=2024&selmonth=04&selday=25

 

[trimetbusfan]

That's what I would have thought (and a dicey connection that I would never book), but 11 (25) was already running over 12 hours late into the Bay Area last night.

https://dixielandsoftware.net/cgi-bin/gettrain.pl?seltrain=11&selyear=2024&selmonth=04&selday=25

I’m guessing it was more for passengers who got on before Sacramento. I noticed 11 made a long stop there. Part of that might have been to transfer connecting passengers to take the inland round to meet up with #2. Passengers from SLO onwards could have been accommodated by the Surfliner. Of course I should make it clear that this is just speculation.

 

[Railspike]

Bad week or two for # 2. Disabled freight train issues caused # 2 to be cancelled at San Antonio 2 out of the last 5 trips east, including tomorrow.
Bus transportation to NOL.
Amtrak roulette strikes again.

 

[F900ElCapitan]

The good news out of the delays is 22 has been waiting for the 422 cars. No more bus bridge or overnight delays for the 422 pax.

 

[Maglev]

I have been digitizing some pictures recently, and found these two of the Sunset Limited. I think they were around 1998; the train we were on went to Orlando.

This first picture captures the luxury of Bedroom travel: breakfast in bed. This was our third Superliner trip, having ridden the California Zephyr Oakland to Chicago in 1994, and the Coast Starlight Seattle to Los Angeles in 1996; and my wife didn't like the communal dining car experience. The flowers were bought on Olvera Street, where we had dinner before catching the train.



The second picture shows what I thought were people wading across the Rio Grande; and a few minutes later we saw what I thought was a border patrol helicopter. But on my last Sunset Limited (actually Texas Eagle) trip in 2019, we never seemed to run along a river. Has the train been re-routed?

 

[Cal]

The second picture shows what I thought were people wading across the Rio Grande; and a few minutes later we saw what I thought was a border patrol helicopter. But on my last Sunset Limited (actually Texas Eagle) trip in 2019, we never seemed to run along a river. Has the train been re-routed?

I think that is the Rio Grande, looks as if you were on the bridge that crosses it.