Recent content by MAW66

One of these days, I'll remember not to ask questions like "Is it my imagination."

I wonder if BNSF is going to make Amtrak start running 3 units on that train again, even WITH a protect unit in Albuquerque. Is it my imagination, or are we getting into another rash of P42 failures? :help:

I've read elsewhere that this #4 had at least one of its P42s fail. Don't know where, nor do I know how long it took them to either fix the Amtrak unit, or get a BNSF unit. If they got a BNSF unit, they'll lose some time because of freight-unit speeds. EDIT: ETA Topeka 5:35PM. (Train was...

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Thanks! I'll give that a try. :)

I'm trying to get photos posted, but Photobucket will not cooperate. :angry: I'll try something else. I was unable to get the special's departure from Topeka this morning (Thursday, January 10th), due to poor weather and lack of sleep. I assume it left on time at 8:00. Perhaps someone...

I have photos, but can't figure out how to post them. Probably because it's 3:14AM, and I'm sleep-deprived. :( Will try later.

I forgot about that. Sorry. :(

It was on Trainorders. Try this link: http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?1,2963170 If the link doesn't work, the thread is in the "Western Railroads" section. Photos were posted by a guy whose screen name is "Aussiehinz", and he lives just south of Chicago Union Station, in one...

Today's (1/9) #3 is reported out of Chicago on time, and should be somewhere in central Illinois at this hour. Has anyone seen the train? I'm assuming AMTK 156 is in the power (leading?), since it's scheduled to lead this special train out of Topeka tomorrow morning. I still hope to get...

I'm surprised to hear of the Chief running 90mph in Illinois... thought Illinois was 79mph max. Bet he was speeding! :) I last rode the Chief in December 2007 from Topeka (KS) to Flagstaff (AZ) and back. The speeds in western Kansas and eastern Colorado had not yet been downgraded to 60...

I live in Topeka. I'll try to get some pictures tomorrow morning.

Time change?