Sunset Limited discussion

I couldn't find anything about it but did the SL hit a vehicle stuck on the tracks near Vinton, LA yesterday afternoon?

Railspike said:

I couldn't find anything about it but did the SL hit a vehicle stuck on the tracks near Vinton, LA yesterday afternoon?

Click to expand...

I believe they disconnected the leading locomotive.

Cal said:

I believe they disconnected the leading locomotive.

Click to expand...

Just saw it pass my house 6.5 hours late into LA with a UP freight engine on the lead and 1 less passenger car than normal

Last Saturday "Train Status" (Amtrak's website train #1) said there was going to be a long delay due to a vehicle incident at a crossing. Location was just outside Vinton, LA. I have not been able to find any mention of the accident.

Need to confirm if dinner is served on #2 leaving LAX at 7PM
Thanks

Railspike said:

Need to confirm if dinner is served on #2 leaving LAX at 7PM
Thanks

Click to expand...

Yes, only when the departure is 7pm.

As of 8:50 pm PT Sunset Limited Train 2/Texas Eagle Train 422 scheduled to depart Los Angeles (LAX) on 4/26 will hold in Ontario (ONA) for late connecting passengers with an estimated 2hr delay.

Click to expand...

They ended up departing Ontario over three hours late. What connections are there in Ontario at that time of night?

hmy1 said:

They ended up departing Ontario over three hours late. What connections are there in Ontario at that time of night?

Click to expand...

Probably connections from 11 (25).

That's what I would have thought (and a dicey connection that I would never book), but 11 (25) was already running over 12 hours late into the Bay Area last night.

https://dixielandsoftware.net/cgi-bin/gettrain.pl?seltrain=11&selyear=2024&selmonth=04&selday=25

hmy1 said:

That's what I would have thought (and a dicey connection that I would never book), but 11 (25) was already running over 12 hours late into the Bay Area last night.

https://dixielandsoftware.net/cgi-bin/gettrain.pl?seltrain=11&selyear=2024&selmonth=04&selday=25

Click to expand...

I’m guessing it was more for passengers who got on before Sacramento. I noticed 11 made a long stop there. Part of that might have been to transfer connecting passengers to take the inland round to meet up with #2. Passengers from SLO onwards could have been accommodated by the Surfliner. Of course I should make it clear that this is just speculation.