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Passenger Trains > late #3 e/of kingman, azDate: 07/28/16 06:04 late #3 e/of kingman, az Author: goneon66 late #3 approaching c.p. walapai just e/of kinman, az on the bnsf's seligman sub this morning...........
66 You must be a registered subscriber to watch videos. Join Today! Date: 07/28/16 06:33 Re: late #3 e/of kingman, az Author: bluesboyst Nice.......
Date: 07/28/16 08:06 Re: late #3 e/of kingman, az Author: Jsahli Thanks for posting. On a positive note, the passengers will be able to enjoy the desert view today. But for others, it will be a hassle being so late.
Date: 07/28/16 12:58 Re: late #3 e/of kingman, az Author: zfan Looks like he's doing all of the allowed 90 mph there.
Date: 07/28/16 14:49 Re: late #3 e/of kingman, az Author: ProAmtrak They normally do, I'd like to know which engine decided to screw up the effort the engineer was doing last night trying to make up time!
Date: 07/28/16 15:16 Re: late #3 e/of kingman, az Author: goneon66 once i read that #3 was late, i rapidly made it to this location with approx. 30 seconds to spare before i saw it with 2 amtrak motors leading. i then took a hurried shot hoping to get #3 at track speed.............
66 Date: 07/28/16 20:50 Re: late #3 e/of kingman, az Author: Out_Of_Service zfan Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Looks like he's doing all of the allowed 90 mph > there. goneon66 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > once i read that #3 was late, i rapidly made it to > this location with approx. 30 seconds to spare > before i saw it with 2 amtrak motors leading. i > then took a hurried shot hoping to get #3 at track > speed............. > > 66 yeah they were bookin ... nice to see an off corridor train at speed ... Date: 07/29/16 15:14 Re: late #3 e/of kingman, az Author: boomer Awesome vid, thanks for posting
Posted from Android Date: 07/29/16 17:37 Re: late #3 e/of kingman, az Author: Hookdragkick Watched him pass Winslow around 0200 yesterday. It was a log jam on the Gallup. A train tripped the detector for possible broken wheel and in same vicinity, a bad frog was being replaced. Dispatcher started tying trains down on the main.
Posted from Android Date: 07/29/16 17:41 Re: late #3 e/of kingman, az Author: Hookdragkick ProAmtrak Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > They normally do, I'd like to know which engine > decided to screw up the effort the engineer was > doing last night trying to make up time! Freight tolerates you guys because you pay for your priority on our tracks. Other than that, we could give two sh*ts about your time. Posted from Android Date: 07/29/16 17:44 Re: late #3 e/of kingman, az Author: ProAmtrak 1, I don't work for the railroad, and 2, I found out after I posted why 3 was late, only person I know was happy about that was a conductor who likes making extra money being behind freights anyway!
Date: 07/29/16 22:24 Re: late #3 e/of kingman, az Author: coach Hookdragkick Wrote:
> > Freight tolerates you guys because you pay for > your priority on our tracks. Other than that, we > could give two sh*ts about your time. > > Posted from Android A great example of someone who takes pride in their work, and in serving others. Really outstanding. |