When Amtrak ran extra sections.

[frequentflyer]

Back when the Texas Eagle ran three times a week, Amtrak used to run an extra section seperately between CHI-STL. Does anyone else remember that?

I remembered it seemed to depart on time while the LD train usually left late. Of course back in the mid 80s Amtrak used to have a massive rush hour of trains departing between 5-6 pm.

Where there other routes when Amtrak would routinely do that? Eventually Amtrak started adding one or two coaches to the LD consist and dropping them off at STL. Now its the same consist from CHI-SAS.

Just reminiscing.

 

[twropr]

There were a few times in the early 1990s( when there was a real railroader who was district supt. in Albany-Rensselaer) that two sections of the LAKE SHORE LIMITED were run west of A-R to Chicago due to #449 (the Boston section) being severely delayed. When he was still in charge there were turbos that ran NY-Syracuse as an extra section of a NY-Niagara Falls train on the Wednesday before/Sunday after Thanksgiving.

When the SOUTHERN CRESCENT was still operated by the Southern (and Graham Claytor was in charge), it was common to have an extra section from Washington during the Christmas holidays.

Andy

 

[Anderson]

Amtrak does add extra sections ("Northeast Regional Extras") on the NEC at Thanksgiving, usually right before or right after a few packed Regionals. I'm considering this to be distinct from adding differently-scheduled trains throughout the schedule in various places.

 

[cpotisch]

Now its the same consist from CHI-SAS.

Just reminiscing.

It's not the same consist Chicago to San Antonio. They still drop off and pick up a coach at St Louis as train #322.

 

[Seaboard92]

Heck before Amtrak in the era of the streamliner some trains ran in multiple sections to meet demand every month of the year. Particularly the Florida trains like the Florida Special (PRR, RFP, ACL, FEC), the 20th Century Limited (NYC), and Super Chief (ATSF).

 

[ParanoidAndroid]

Amtrak still runs extra sections on the Pacific Surfliner when a train going through LA is late. For example, if 782 is an hour late into LA, Amtrak will depart an 'on-time' 782 from LA, and the original late one continue south as 584. It works because there are frequent Surfliner departures.

 

[frequentflyer]

Now its the same consist from CHI-SAS.

Just reminiscing.

It's not the same consist Chicago to San Antonio. They still drop off and pick up a coach at St Louis as train #322.

Thanks, didn't know they were still doing that.

 

[the_traveler]

Many of these extras were in the days when many of the Amtrak routes were unreserved.

 

[Trogdor]

Amtrak still runs extra sections on the Pacific Surfliner when a train going through LA is late. For example, if 782 is an hour late into LA, Amtrak will depart an 'on-time' 782 from LA, and the original late one continue south as 584. It works because there are frequent Surfliner departures.

That's not an extra section. There are no additional trains running. If anything, it's just a modification of the equipment rotation.

 

[ParanoidAndroid]

Amtrak still runs extra sections on the Pacific Surfliner when a train going through LA is late. For example, if 782 is an hour late into LA, Amtrak will depart an 'on-time' 782 from LA, and the original late one continue south as 584. It works because there are frequent Surfliner departures.

That's not an extra section. There are no additional trains running. If anything, it's just a modification of the equipment rotation.

Ah, I did misunderstand that.

 

[TC_NYC]

Amtrak still runs extra sections on the Pacific Surfliner when a train going through LA is late. For example, if 782 is an hour late into LA, Amtrak will depart an 'on-time' 782 from LA, and the original late one continue south as 584. It works because there are frequent Surfliner departures.

Occasionally they do that on the NEC. My morning commute on the MBTA also does that if the 7:15 out of Providence is delayed south of Providence they'll use the equipment from the 7:30 local coming from the yard.

 

[Bob Dylan]

Now its the same consist from CHI-SAS.

Just reminiscing.

It's not the same consist Chicago to San Antonio. They still drop off and pick up a coach at St Louis as train #322.

Sometimes,but the Extra Coach also deadheads between CHI and SAS often.YMMV