Passenger Trains > Illinois Zephyr 380(1) Fubar

* Train 380 of 03/01/2015.
* THIS TRAIN EXPERIENCED A SERVICE DISRUPTION.
* Illinois Zephyr
* +---------------- Station Code
* | +----------- Schedule Arrival Day
* | | +-------- Schedule Arrival Time
* | | | +----- Schedule Departure Day
* | | | | +-- Schedule Departure Time
* | | | | | +------------- Actual Arrival Time
* | | | | | | +------- Actual Departure Time
* | | | | | | | +- Comments
* V V V V V V V V
* QCY * * 1 612A * 612A Departed: On time.
* MAC * * 1 700A * 715A Departed: 15 minutes late.
* GBB * * 1 738A * 800A Departed: 22 minutes late.
KEE * * 1 807A CT
PCT * * 1 831A CT
MDT * * 1 853A CT
PLO * * 1 922A CT
NPV * * 1 947A CT
LAG * * 1 1003A CT
CHI 1 1035A * * CT


Story from a customer's father:

> My son and two of his buddies were going to take train #380 from GBB
> to CHI in order to go to a Chicago Bulls game. Their return was
> ticketed on #383 that evening at 5:55 pm.
>
> You know what's coming. The three guys arrived at the Galesburg
> station in time for the 7:38 am departure. As they were sitting in
> the station waiting for the train, a voice came over the PA: "For
> those of you waiting for the Illinois Zephyr, I have bad news. The
> train has broken down near Macomb. I don't know yet if busses will
> be provided."
>
> Well...the game started at noon (expensive tickets, already paid
> for), so the three guys piled back in their vehicle and drove to
> Chicago and back.

Refund, please.

STATE OF GOOD REPAIR



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/02/15 09:51 by GenePoon.

Given Rauner's Budget, Amtrak is getting a more than 40% cut in funding...which obviously means less service and likely the end of the Blackhawk (replacement)

rswebber Wrote:
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> Given Rauner's Budget, Amtrak is getting a more
> than 40% cut in funding...which obviously means
> less service and likely the end of the Blackhawk
> (replacement)

Yea know something? New budget year has not begun yet. But from what I know the last one was fiction to get Quinn through the election
year and agencies are looking for extra funding to finish the year. As far as Blackhawk, proposed in 08, it is now 15, seven years to get it done but now it is the guy in for 2 months fault.
While Quinn was governor he had control of both houses with none of the BAD guys votes needed for anything including extending the tax increase which they did not do, and now sing the blues??????.

Blaming someone in office for less than two months for years of fiscal mismanagement??

Bob

Has the 110 MPH on the St. Louis route been extended beyond those first few miles around Dwight ?

Englewood Wrote:
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> Has the 110 MPH on the St. Louis route been extended beyond those first few miles around Dwight?

No. Waiting for PTC installation next year. Remainder of cab signal project (in service Dwight-Pontiac) has been cancelled.

illini73 Wrote:
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> Englewood Wrote:
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> > Has the 110 MPH on the St. Louis route been
> extended beyond those first few miles around
> Dwight?
>
> No. Waiting for PTC installation next year.
> Remainder of cab signal project (in service
> Dwight-Pontiac) has been cancelled.

Thanks for the info