The train that went through Grand Forks last night arrived Chicago tonigh at 6:59 pm. It was about an hour late int MSP this morning. Yesterday, It arrived MSP ontime, and left about 45 minutes late. It pulled into Chicago at 6:30 pm.
I tracked the train all day yesterday and learned that agents on the phone could only tell me what time 8 left MSP. Throughtout the day I called, and different agents read the detour message to me, and then just told me that it would be 45 minultes late into Chicago. This was based on the lated departure out of MSP, not on the detour. So reallly, the train is in a "dead zone" for information the whole time it is on the detour.
I will be riding this detour on Monday, October 10. I will provide a trip report when I get back.