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Date: 09/05/10 12:26
#5
Author: draftgear

CZ left den this morning, on time, 8:05 am, and now expected approx 4 hours late in Fraser. son heard it on scanner at fox jct., at approx 12:30 pm and that is only about 2 miles from den station. anyone got any info ??

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Date: 09/05/10 12:44
Re: #5
Author: cozephyr

Amtrak protection power at Denver, Amtrak 55, dispatched to Plainview, Colorado, about 1:00 PM to be added to Amtrak train 5, the California Zephyr.

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Date: 09/05/10 13:05
Re: #5
Author: zwsplac

#6 ran into trouble as well. It had a patched CNW OLS unit added to the point in Grand Junction, and I believe is now on the way east about 3 hours behind.

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Date: 09/05/10 13:36
Re: #5
Author: lowwater

It was obviously in trouble out of SLC:

* SLC Departed: 10 minutes late.
* PRO Departed: 32 minutes late.
* HER Departed: 1 hour and 5 minutes late.
* GRI Departed: 1 hour and 8 minutes late.
* GJT Departed: 2 hours and 42 minutes late.

I wonder why they didn't scare up something a lot sooner than GJT!

lowwater

zwsplac Wrote:
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> #6 ran into trouble as well. It had a patched CNW
> OLS unit added to the point in Grand Junction, and
> I believe is now on the way east about 3 hours
> behind.

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Date: 09/05/10 13:48
Re: #5
Author: rbx551985

How is the on-time reliability of #5 these days? I've got a ticket to ride, as the song goes, departing Chicago on Sept. 19, bound for Salt Lake City's 11:50pm arrival there Sept. 20.

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Date: 09/05/10 15:08
Re: #5
Author: Crosstie-Walker

rbx551985 Wrote:
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> How is the on-time reliability of #5 these days?
> I've got a ticket to ride, as the song goes,
> departing Chicago on Sept. 19, bound for Salt Lake
> City's 11:50pm arrival there Sept. 20.


Better pack extra food and drink...

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Date: 09/05/10 15:28
Re: #5
Author: OCVarnes

Per the Amtrak CZ Route Performance web page the July 2010 OT performance was 22.6 percent and the last 12 months OT performance was 51.4 percent.

OCV

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Date: 09/05/10 20:45
Re: #5
Author: lowwater

It will get here when it gets here, it will leave when it leaves.....<g>

lowwater

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Date: 09/06/10 07:17
Re: #5
Author: The_Chief_Way

5 & 6 doing a lot better recently as long as the motive power holds together

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Date: 09/06/10 17:03
Re: #5
Author: chakk

lowwater Wrote:
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> It was obviously in trouble out of SLC:
>
> * SLC Departed: 10 minutes late.
> * PRO Departed: 32 minutes late.
> * HER Departed: 1 hour and 5 minutes late.
> * GRI Departed: 1 hour and 8 minutes late.
> * GJT Departed: 2 hours and 42 minutes late.
>
> I wonder why they didn't scare up something a lot
> sooner than GJT!
>
> lowwater
>

If the delays were only east of HER, then I would have suspected a heat restriction.
But the western part sounds like an engine problem, or an engineer wishing to provide
passengers with an extra-smooth ride while still sleeping...

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