Passenger Trains > Zephyr Cancellation

Guess there aren't enough cars to make up another set in Chicago and/or the crew for the trains are now out of place from the late 6. 

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Amtrak 5 is running Today is Galesburg,IL web cam just now.

railcity Wrote:
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> Amtrak 5 is running Today is Galesburg,IL web cam
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Cancellation is tomorrow’s 5 (5/25) as the eastbound Zephyr (6/22) hasn’t even made it to Iowa yet. Train is over 17 hours late, and still has a long ways to go.

I can see Oakland not having enough equipment to make a stub train, and using short turns likes they did at Sacramento the other week. But Chicago should have enough equipment to run a stub train, and a rested crew. To me this smacks of Southwest’s problems over the holidays. Not enough investments in the systems, processes, equipment, and people to run your operation when things inevitably go sideways.

Nathan

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At thr very least they could have put together a single level substitute

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beebopper Wrote:
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> At thr very least they could have put together a
> single level substitute
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51 (Beech Grove Shuttle) came into Chicago yesterday with 500, 68 (fresh paint), two baggage cars, one viewliner sleeper, two superliner sleepers, and a superliner diner. Find two coaches and there is your substitute consist. 

Cancel 1 Saluki Round trip tomorrow: probelm solved. 

sethamtrak Wrote:
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> beebopper Wrote:
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> > At thr very least they could have put together
> a
> > single level substitute
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> > Posted from Android
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> 51 (Beech Grove Shuttle) came into Chicago
> yesterday with 500, 68 (fresh paint), two baggage
> cars, one viewliner sleeper, two superliner
> sleepers, and a superliner diner. Find two coaches
> and there is your substitute consist. 

Which paint scheme did 68 get?

Fresh phase V. No longer the most horrible looking P42 in the fleet. 

TomG Wrote:
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> sethamtrak Wrote:
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> > beebopper Wrote:
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> > > At thr very least they could have put
> together
> > a
> > > single level substitute
> > >
> > > Posted from Android
> >
> > 51 (Beech Grove Shuttle) came into Chicago
> > yesterday with 500, 68 (fresh paint), two
> baggage
> > cars, one viewliner sleeper, two superliner
> > sleepers, and a superliner diner. Find two
> coaches
> > and there is your substitute consist. 
>
> Which paint scheme did 68 get?

Did anyone see when 6/22 finally arrived in Chicago?  

atsf121 Wrote:
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> Did anyone see when 6/22 finally arrived in
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Dixieland Archives is reporting 8:14 AM.

So what happens now? Does this train return to Emeryville as a deadhead move, or will the Emeryville departure of this equipment set as #6 also be annulled?

What I find most disheartening about this, is by calling the Amtrak number, 1800-USA RAIL, you're doomed to waiting about an hour on hold with really annoying music for someone to come on the line and tell you really nothing.

stuporchief Wrote:
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> So what happens now? Does this train return to
> Emeryville as a deadhead move, or will the
> Emeryville departure of this equipment set as #6
> also be annulled?

I believe Emeryville will see a cancellation of the Jan 27 departure for 6.

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