printman2000
Engineer
I just read a report on a list the Raton Pass has been closed because of wildfires. #4 has apparently been turned back to Albuquerque.
Looks like Amarillo it is.
It will not be affected into ABQ. It has a wye south of ABQ with conductor in rear of train while the engineer is in the front.Looks like Amarillo it is.
How will that affect #3 into ABQ?
This has absolutely nothing to do with Sky Beard and Horn Head.THE DEVIL MUST BE AFTER AMTRAK: First the Builder, then the Zephyr, now the Chief. Floods to the north, fires to the south. Lord help us.
Got $800 million dollars handy somewhere?NOW IS THE TIME TO RUN THE TEXAS EAGLE DAILY TO LAX!
In the past it has been around 9:00am.Printman2000, I do know what time the train will go through Clovis on an eastbound trip, about 7:00 pm. Do you know what time the westbound will go through Amarillo?
For what? Equipment? The same equipment that is not being used right now. Crew? The same crew that's getting paid for sitting around waiting for the lines to open. It'd take about a day to reroute equipement sent to the TE to get back to the CZ, and about 2 days to get back to the EB. Possibly less if the timing is right and the trains make it to CHI just right.Got $800 million dollars handy somewhere?NOW IS THE TIME TO RUN THE TEXAS EAGLE DAILY TO LAX!
You seem to have conveniently forgotten that there is no way no how that UP will allow more than thrice weekly service on its tracks without extracting as much money as they can from Amtrak or whoever.For what? Equipment? The same equipment that is not being used right now. Crew? The same crew that's getting paid for sitting around waiting for the lines to open. It'd take about a day to reroute equipement sent to the TE to get back to the CZ, and about 2 days to get back to the EB. Possibly less if the timing is right and the trains make it to CHI just right.Got $800 million dollars handy somewhere?NOW IS THE TIME TO RUN THE TEXAS EAGLE DAILY TO LAX!
Union Pacific has said in order for the Eagle to be a daily train Amtrak would need to pay for 800 million dollars in track work. Now maybe if Amtrak said they just need to do it temporarily until things on the other lines calm down UP could make an exception, but otherwise its going to take at least 800 million to get the daily TE running.For what? Equipment? The same equipment that is not being used right now. Crew? The same crew that's getting paid for sitting around waiting for the lines to open. It'd take about a day to reroute equipement sent to the TE to get back to the CZ, and about 2 days to get back to the EB. Possibly less if the timing is right and the trains make it to CHI just right.Got $800 million dollars handy somewhere?NOW IS THE TIME TO RUN THE TEXAS EAGLE DAILY TO LAX!
Meanwhile, there are folks who want to get to California and with 3 of the 4 arteries in jepoardy, someone's gotta start thinking out the box.
But I'm sure Amtrak is taking advantage of the down time to get some good deep cleaning done on the equipment, performing deferred maintenance, etc.
It seems to me that right now there is high demand for tracks, for all users, and low supply, a good time to raise prices, or, like BNSF, say they need 48 hours without passengers "for safety" for even more closed-track events.Union Pacific has said in order for the Eagle to be a daily train Amtrak would need to pay for 800 million dollars in track work. Now maybe if Amtrak said they just need to do it temporarily until things on the other lines calm down UP could make an exception, but otherwise its going to take at least 800 million to get the daily TE running.
Even in the unlikely situation that they do make an exception, I am sure they will make sure that it runs 12 hours late, just so as to be able to say, see, we told you so. We really do need that extra capacity to run it daily.Union Pacific has said in order for the Eagle to be a daily train Amtrak would need to pay for 800 million dollars in track work. Now maybe if Amtrak said they just need to do it temporarily until things on the other lines calm down UP could make an exception, but otherwise its going to take at least 800 million to get the daily TE running.
Three questions:Looks like Amarillo it is.
Oh no! I have a reservation for 06/20. I was particularly interested in seeing Raton Pass because I read a lot of speculations that this route will be gone soon. I understand that detour route doesn't have much scenery, if any, correct?I just read a report on a list the Raton Pass has been closed because of wildfires. #4 has apparently been turned back to Albuquerque.
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