Passenger Trains > Long Distance Train Arrivals at Chicago Today

Long Distance trains arrived at Chicago Union Station today, Thursday August 6, 2015 as follows :                                   
                                                                                             
#4 - Left Galesburg 6 hrs, 57 mins late.                                                                                
#6 - Left Mount Pleasant 9 hrs, 9 mins late.         
#8 -   2 hrs, 53 mins late.                                                                
#22 - 4 hrs, 7 mins late.                                    
#29 - 2 hrs, 8 mins late.    
#49 - 2 hrs, 7 mins late.                                           
#51 - 1 hr, 31 mins late.   
#58 - 11 mins early.                                                                                           

All trains departed their originating stations within 5 mins of "On Time" (or were reported On Time, or early, at some point in their route).

John Webb
Trinidad, CA



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 08/07/15 15:58 by Winnemucca.

Why is 49 such a OTP disaster ?

I frequently hear 49 just west of Erie, usually 1 - 2+ hours
late, so problem on east end.

I suspect stupid and slow loading procedures and/or CSX dispatching, perhaps reason #2 dealing with reason #1, once crews put the train out of slot.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/07/15 08:31 by joemvcnj.

#4 - Left Galesburg 6 hrs, 57 mins late.                                                                                

Reason for lateness of 4(4), the AMTK 42 crapped* prior to Kingman, AMTK 81 took train and dead unit to Albuquerque, where BNSF 4600 was added. 

Arrived CHI 6:40 late.

*STATE OF GOOD REPAIR



Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 08/07/15 10:38 by GenePoon.

With the Boston section of the Lake Shore Limited not running and all sleepers on the headend, the loading should be somewhat easier....but I am sure it still takes them double or triple stops at stations - thus same timing for loading and unloading passengers. 

Other than that if the train enters into Erie or Buffalo late, it's rarely - if ever - going to make up time westbound. There was a time, but not with NS also doing work across Indiana....even with about an hour loaded into the schedule with Chicago arrival....