11 Coast Starlight, 4-7-17, Why 4 Hours late leaving PDX?

[nirtak]

By any chance does anyone know why 11 Coast Starlight was 4 hours 1 min late leaving PDX on Friday, April 7th?

 

[oregon pioneer]

Might have had something to do with this: http://www.kgw.com/news/local/vancouver/amtrak-service-suspended-by-vancouver-landslide/429601890

 

[bmjhagen9426]

Might have had something to do with this: http://www.kgw.com/news/local/vancouver/amtrak-service-suspended-by-vancouver-landslide/429601890

This is quite accurate. This has to do with the scheduling for the CS at Portland. #14 arrives at 3:32pm, while #11 leaves at 2:25pm. You need about 4 hours to turn it around, hence the delay.

 

[nirtak]

I'm assuming there are a total of 4 trains (2 north and 2 south) running the CS route at any one time? This would explain why the train was running late that day. Thanks for the explanation, I learned something new today.

 

[bmjhagen9426]

Yep, four trains (2 northbound and 2 southbound) are assigned for the CS.