Passenger Trains > Good morning, Norm! Pacific Sands/Tioga Pass in Seattle

Didn't have a chance to swing by on my way to the office but the cars look great from the last inbound Sounder. Enjoy the ride South! 

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What day would they be going south?

Goatboat Wrote:
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> What day would they be going south?

05/18/2022

https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?4,5459940,5459940#msg-5459940
https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?4,5470054,5470054#msg-5470054

Will leave Seattle on Wednesday on #11 and into LA Thrusday night if on time.
Dennis

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The Pacific Sands and Tioga Pass looked great on the rear end of #14 yesterday as they passed through Canby at 3:06 PM.  I was wondering why they were moving at such a reduced speed.  The Union Pacific had the town's three main crossings tied up as usual by their now usually daytime interchanging of traffic with the Oregon Pacific, but they were in the clear.  It takes the trainman quite a while to check the pick-up or secure the set-out.  I heard several hours later that, as #11 was passing through town earlier, a trespasser had climbed between two of the cars that the UP had hold of and jumped out on the downtown side of the tracks right in front of #11 without looking or hearing, due to ear buds blocking surrounding sound.  That person will not have the opportunity to make the same foolish mistake again.

The train was 503. #11 was still in the station at Portland with switches problems. This happen around 11:30.
Dennis

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cajon Wrote:
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> The train was 503. #11 was still in the station at Portland
> with switches problems. This happen around 11:30.
> Dennis

Thanks, Dennis, for the correction.  I just opened a note from roustabout with the same information.  He said 503 had no clue what happened until the UP local called them.  They tied the train down and were relieved at Hito and 503 ended up being five hours late by his place at Shedd.

> cajon Wrote:
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> > The train was 503. #11 was still in the station at Portland
> > with switches problems. This happen around 11:30.
> > Dennis

Here's a local news article:

https://canbyfirst.com/pedestrian-killed-in-train-crash-in-downtown-canby/#:~:text=A%20pedestrian%20died%20after%20being,male%20who%20lived%20in%20Canby.