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Marty Campbell
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Does anyone know why the Sunset is interrupted between New Orleans and Orlando? I read the advisiory on Amtrack's web site, but there is no explanation as to why, or how long it will last.
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battalion51
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From the Amtrak website:
I'm not sure what's not clear? CSX has notoriously bad on time performance for this train, because it is tri-weekly, which makes it hard for CSX to plan their operation around. It's also dark territory for a large part of the trip between these two cities, which means the train must recieve verbal permission from the Dispatcher to occupy a section of track. If they get in a situation where they are following another train it's very stop and go because the train ahead of them must release the block before the Sunset can pick it up.
Perhaps the OP was referring to a "Service Disruption" message that might have appeared when checking the train status. Sometimes, if a train is extremely late eastbound, it will be terminated in Sanford, FL, instead of Orlando (because Sanford is where the equipment is serviced).
If it's not serviced in time for the scheduled departure the next afternoon, they'll often originate the train in Sanford instead, with buses transporting passengers from points south. When this happens, the website usually shows a "service disruption" message. It's probably a quirk with either arrow (Amtrak's reservations system) or the software on the website. However, I'm not aware of any actual service interruptions currently going on, other than poor handling by host railroads resulting in the train running so late that it can't make it all the way to the end.
As a side note, the latest status for 2(20) hasn't been updated yet, but it was *estimated* to arrive in Orlando less than 30 minutes late, which counts as an on-time arrival. Of course, it's long past the estimated arrival time of 9:12 pm EDT, and the website hasn't been updated since just after the train left Jacksonville.
If it's not serviced in time for the scheduled departure the next afternoon, they'll often originate the train in Sanford instead, with buses transporting passengers from points south. When this happens, the website usually shows a "service disruption" message. It's probably a quirk with either arrow (Amtrak's reservations system) or the software on the website. However, I'm not aware of any actual service interruptions currently going on, other than poor handling by host railroads resulting in the train running so late that it can't make it all the way to the end.
As a side note, the latest status for 2(20) hasn't been updated yet, but it was *estimated* to arrive in Orlando less than 30 minutes late, which counts as an on-time arrival. Of course, it's long past the estimated arrival time of 9:12 pm EDT, and the website hasn't been updated since just after the train left Jacksonville.
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That isn't an interruption, that is par for the course
