Passenger Trains > 20 (31) Having a rough go of it

From my best attempt to interpret this they had a troublesome unit that eventually they set out. 

1. They had mechanical issues with one of their units early on in the trip out of ATL that they resolved (or so they thought) that cost them 2 hours. 
2. 12 hours later the Issue came up again south of Lynchburg for 20 minutes but they got it resolved, only to have it come up again north of Lynchburg and they got caught for another 2 hours-and they had to set it out "Locomotive adjustment" is a new one. 
3. Then 2 hours after that the crew died and they got stuck south of Culpepr for 3 more hours waiting for that. 

Now 7.5 hours late limping into DC. 

1/01/25 12:47am EDT
_ Mechanical Assessment: As of 12:45 AM ET Train 20 is stopped
_ north of Atlanta (ATL) due to crews performing a mechanical
_ assessment. Our mechanical crews are working to complete
_ maintenance and resume service. A further delay of up to
_ approx. 90 minutes is anticipated. Updates will be provided
_ as more information becomes available.
_
_ 11/01/25 2:01am EDT
_ Service Resumption: As of 2:00 AM ET Train 20 has resumed
_ service and is currently operating approximately 2 hours
_ and 5 minutes late.
_
_ 11/01/25 12:28pm EDT
_ Mechanical Assessment: As of 11:53 AM ET Train 20 is currently
_ stopped north of Lynchburg (LYH) while the crew conducts
_ a mechanical assessment. Our crews are working diligently
_ to resume travel as quickly as possible.
_
_ 11/01/25 12:48pm EDT
_ Travel Resumption: As of 12:48 PM ET Train 20 has resumed
_ service and is currently operating approximately 2 hours
_ and 35 minutes late north of Lynchburg (LYH).
_
_ 11/01/25 1:31pm EDT
_ Mechanical Assessment: As of 1:30 PM ET Train 20 is currently
_ stopped south of Charlottesville (CVS) while the crew conducts
_ a mechanical assessment.
_
_ 11/01/25 2:15pm EDT
_ Travel Resumption: As of 2:12 PM ET Train 20 has resumed
_ service and is currently operating approximately 3 hours
_ and 45 minutes late south of Charlottesville (CVS).
_
_ 11/01/25 5:10pm EDT
_ Delay Notification: As of 4:31 PM ET Train 20 is currently
_ stopped north of Charlottesville (CVS) due to a locomotive
_ adjustment.
_
_ 11/01/25 5:33pm EDT
_ Travel Update: As of 5:31 PM ET Train 20 remains stopped
_ north of Charlottesville (CVS) due to an ongoing locomotive
_ adjustment.
_
_ 11/01/25 6:25pm EDT
_ Travel Update: As of 6:22 PM ET Train 20 will remain stopped
_ north of Charlottesville (CVS) due to crew waiting for recrew
_ to arrive.
_
_ 11/01/25 6:55pm EDT
_ Travel Update: As of 6:53 PM ET Train 20 recrew team is
_ estimated to arrive in 15 minutes. Our crew is working diligently
_ to resume travel as quickly as possible.



Edited 6 time(s). Last edit at 11/01/25 16:50 by Amtrak-P42.

"Locomotive Adjustment."

I love it! Just keeps getting better!

DutchDragon Wrote:
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> "Locomotive Adjustment."
>
> I love it! Just keeps getting better!

I wonder if that means tweaking a breaker, or torqueing a bolt? Or swapping out the power altogether?

It got even worse.  The thing is now over 8 hours late at DC.

Their criptic messaging is horrible.  Just tell people what it is.

A source along the south part of the Crescent route says that it has now been running with two Siemens Chargers.

And after all that locomotive crap, they obviously waited WAY too long to call a relief crew everyone knew they would have to have.

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GenePoon Wrote:
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> A source along the south part of the Crescent
> route says that it has now been running with two
> Siemens Chargers.

Do they run them back to back or elephant style ? 
Way to piss off NS now that they are doing a better job of running it after they were sued. Pot calling the kettle black.

dcfbalcoS1 Wrote:
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> And after all that locomotive crap, they obviously
> waited WAY too long to call a relief crew everyone
> knew they would have to have.
>
> Posted from Android

Did Amtrak have a rested, qualified crew available to call when the situation began?

With thin extra boards it may not be a given that qualified people are ready and nearby.

The next question: Why thin extra boards?

Oh, right. Saves money for executive bonuses.

i have some info on what happened.  First, near Norcross, GA the train got stopped by a detector and the lead truck of the second unit,
SLC-42 Charger 336, had a ht wheel.  Not sure what the crew did to get the train going, but it travelled another 450 miles to Sweetbriar, VA,
where the same problem re-occurred.  336 was probaly set off there.  Lead engine was ALC-42 326.
Andy

Thanks for the additional info.  Sweetbriar is between Lynchburg and Charlottesville, so there is still the delay north of Charlottesville.  Maybe the locomotive was not set out until north of Charlottesville.

Jim

DutchDragon Wrote:
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> "Locomotive Adjustment."
>
> I love it! Just keeps getting better!

The latest one is "local municipal officials in the area".  Apparently it's not necessary for them to "place a hold" or be "working ahead" to delay a train:  now they just have to be somewhere nearby.

Jimbo Wrote:
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> Thanks for the additional info.  Sweetbriar is
> between Lynchburg and Charlottesville, so there is
> still the delay north of Charlottesville.  Maybe
> the locomotive was not set out until north of
> Charlottesville.
>
> Jim

I believe the delay north of CVS was crew dead on hours coming from WAS. 

Amtrak-P42 Wrote:
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> I believe the delay north of CVS was crew dead on
> hours coming from WAS. 

OK, that makes sense.

Jim