Lately there seems to be a whole lot of equipment failures. On the 21st we were on 5 in a sleeper that had an electrical fire that also took out the locomotive power unit.
From the recent posts there seem to be a whole lot of equipment failures lately, a lot more then in previous years.
This has to be costly to Amtrak and also is a big negative to its passengers. I am sure that the freight railroads are also not happy as it can tie up a mainline.
On the plus site the new conductor tool is providing a lot more data in electronic form so hopefully the front office is getting more accurate information.
To me it looks like deferred maintenance is finally taking its toll.
Stan
From the recent posts there seem to be a whole lot of equipment failures lately, a lot more then in previous years.
This has to be costly to Amtrak and also is a big negative to its passengers. I am sure that the freight railroads are also not happy as it can tie up a mainline.
On the plus site the new conductor tool is providing a lot more data in electronic form so hopefully the front office is getting more accurate information.
To me it looks like deferred maintenance is finally taking its toll.
Stan