Passenger Trains > #6/8 -- NOW what?

It's apparently been stuck at Fraser (Winter Park Amtk station) since about 4:30, after arriving 'only' 0:42 late.

UPDATE: On the move finally, showing 5:40 late out of Fraser.
UPDATE #2: I take that back. AT 10:48 PM MDT it's still shown at Fraser. Lined out, for what it's worth, in any case stay tuned.



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 06/09/19 21:49 by lowwater.

From another board:  a freight broke down inside the Moffat Tunnel to cause this delay..

sums007 Wrote:
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> From another board:  a freight broke down inside
> the Moffat Tunnel to cause this delay..

Aha. That would do it! Incidentally, in strict obeyance to the rule "Late trains get later", it is now (8:44 PM MDT 6/10) in mid-Iowa, 14:20 late.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/10/19 19:45 by lowwater.

sums007 Wrote:
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> From another board:  a freight broke down inside
> the Moffat Tunnel to cause this delay..

Not good at all.  Imagine the fumes inside that very long tunnel!  Big risk to the crew!!

And don't forget limited access in the 1ST place, I bet it was a long night!

Would their communications work in the tunnel?

Posted from Android

From what I have read YES the tunnel has been outfitted with the means to have the radios operational inside. And I do believe locomotives are required to have Scott Air Packs for crew use in situations just as this.
And I would like to think that if a train broke down or otherwise stalled in the tunnel that the dispatcher could activate the smoke clearing fans to assist in removing noxious smoke

Posted from iPhone

There was a tunnel channel when it was DRGW-SP and there are air paks in the rescue bays along the tunnel wall