fillyjonk
OBS Chief
- Joined
- Mar 10, 2011
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I woke to an e-mail from Amtrak. Called them and found out that the TE I am to get on to will be at least four hours late (dang, no dinner. Will have to get dinner on the way somewhere and restaurants are thin on the ground on the route I take to drive to the station).
The agent assured me the busing was "only" between before Del Rio and San Antonio, they are "turning" the previous train for us. She referenced a bridge fire - wasn't that already being discussed here? Is this some new and surprising thing to Amtrak? She also talked about a freight derailment as the cause so I'm wondering if her information is old information.
Not happy about that 4 hour + delay - I have a 2 1/2 hour drive to the station. I will have to keep monitoring Amtrak and leave later than normal, I guess (but also build in time to get dinner on the road, or eat super early before I leave home.
Is this "bridge fire" a new thing? Or is this an ongoing issue? (I would think the host railroads would figure out a reroute if it was ongoing)
The agent assured me the busing was "only" between before Del Rio and San Antonio, they are "turning" the previous train for us. She referenced a bridge fire - wasn't that already being discussed here? Is this some new and surprising thing to Amtrak? She also talked about a freight derailment as the cause so I'm wondering if her information is old information.
Not happy about that 4 hour + delay - I have a 2 1/2 hour drive to the station. I will have to keep monitoring Amtrak and leave later than normal, I guess (but also build in time to get dinner on the road, or eat super early before I leave home.
Is this "bridge fire" a new thing? Or is this an ongoing issue? (I would think the host railroads would figure out a reroute if it was ongoing)