Western Railroad Discussion > AZ: How's the Truxton flyover doing for traffic flow?

Based on the speed of traffic past the Flagstaff railcam, it seems like the improvement must be making a difference.  Westbound trains seem to be charging up the hill , eastbound trains are moving right along.  It doesn't seem like amber signals for cross overs are in anyone's plans.

So, is this improvement making a difference?  Seems like it is

Thanks

Lackawanna484 Wrote:
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> Based on the speed of traffic past the Flagstaff
> railcam, it seems like the improvement must be
> making a difference.  Westbound trains seem to be
> charging up the hill , eastbound trains are moving
> right along.  It doesn't seem like amber signals
> for cross overs are in anyone's plans.

from my observations, w/b trains have been "charging up the hill" ever since i can remember in 1977.

other than changing tracks, it seems like the same old parade to me in flagstaff.

> So, is this improvement making a difference? 
> Seems like it is
>
> Thanks

i would think any improvement from the "truxton flyover" would be evident in and around the winslow terminal area where the left hand running used to end for w/b's and begin for e/b's.

i would like to hear what the current g.o.b.'s have to say about it................

66
 



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/18/21 14:05 by goneon66.

Listening to the RadioFeed usually on a Daily Routine, since the Fly-over there is less waiting for Crews to continue after thier Crew Change at Winslow..  Usually dispatch tells them they have to wait for 1 or 2 before going, not much of that anymore unless it is Amtrak they are waiting for.

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Good info, thanks.

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Amtrak #3 has been a mess, the double crossover between Winslow and Flag has made some very late
times getting into Flag. Other than that traffic doesn't seem much different.

Out 

I've heard it has added some time to EB trips. Amtrak also jams traffic up in Winslow and Bellemont.

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Other than trains coming through Flagstaff predominantly left-handed now, there shouldn't be any other noticeable difference in train speeds/operations through town...it's roughly 150 miles between the new flyover and Flagstaff!   Trains work their way through town the same as they did before.

-Tom