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Passenger Trains > Why the number change on the Zephyr?Date: 07/31/20 13:13 Why the number change on the Zephyr? Author: Woodman I have been on vacation and probably missed the reason, but why is the Zephyr #5 now the #1105?
Date: 07/31/20 13:21 Re: Why the number change on the Zephyr? Author: jello There is track work being done 5 days per week through September on tracks west of Denver, which is causing a two hour scheduled delay on the days when the work is being done. On non-trackwork days, the westbound CZ runs on the normal schedule.
Amtrak's computers don't deal well (or, at all) with two trains with the same number being scheduled into a station on the same day. On days when transitioning from a trackwork day to a non-trackwork day, there will be a westbound CZ arriving in Salt Lake City at ~1:30 AM (the last trackwork affected train of the week) and another westbound CZ arriving ~11:30PM on the same day (the first normal schedule "weekend" train, although I don't think it is actually on the weekend). In order to make the computer happy (and some other things simpler), all the trackwork impacted CZs are renumbered 1105. https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?4,5071039 https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?4,5073984 https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?4,5073312 Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 07/31/20 13:25 by jello. Date: 07/31/20 18:04 Re: Why the number change on the Zephyr? Author: Woodman Thanks for the info.
Date: 08/02/20 14:56 Re: Why the number change on the Zephyr? Author: koloradokid All this talk of number changes, well and good. Does anyone know exactly where the MofW work is happening??
Robert Date: 08/02/20 15:06 Re: Why the number change on the Zephyr? Author: Jimbo koloradokid Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > All this talk of number changes, well and good. > Does anyone know exactly where the MofW work is > happening?? > > Robert Tha Amtrak Alert notice said Moffat Tunnel. Date: 08/02/20 22:46 Re: Why the number change on the Zephyr? Author: koloradokid Jimbo Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > koloradokid Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > All this talk of number changes, well and good. > > Does anyone know exactly where the MofW work is > > happening?? > > > > Robert > > Tha Amtrak Alert notice said Moffat Tunnel. thanks. I didn't get a chance to read the actual alert. Might have made sense! Robert |