What happened to the Southwest Chief

[eee]

Train #4 is scheduled to arrive into Kansas City today (12/19) at 6:30 pm, 11 hours late.

 

[chertling]

Train #4 is scheduled to arrive into Kansas City today (12/19) at 6:30 pm, 11 hours late.

Looks like it lost over 5 hours between Victorville and Barstow and just kept loosing time through Arizona.

Victorville - 1:18 Late

Barstow - 6:44 Late

Needles - 9:24 Late

Kingman - 9:21 Late

Williams Jct. - 12:24 Late

Flagstaff - 12:24 Late

So, an eight and a half hour trip between Victorville and Flagstaff ended up taking 19 hours!

I would be interested to know what happened as well.

 

[Rumpled]

Could it be the foot or so of snow received in the Victor Valley area?

All the highways in the area have been closed.

 

[AlanB]

Could it be the foot or so of snow received in the Victor Valley area?All the highways in the area have been closed.

That's what I'd put my money on.

 

[George Harris]

First frozen switches, then dead on the law crew. Don't know about Kingman to Willimas Jct.

Guess frozen up switches on Cajon are so rare they do not have switch heaters.

 

[the_traveler]

First frozen switches, then dead on the law crew. Don't know about Kingman to Willimas Jct.
Guess frozen up switches on Cajon are so rare they do not have switch heaters.

That's my guess too. And between Kingman and Williams Jct is climbing the Arizona Divide (starting at the Colorado River at about 500 feet and going to about 6,000 feet), and that area got alot of snow also.

 

[Steve4031]

I would have like to have ridden that one. Lots of daylight running that is usually at night.

 

[warbonnet]

Yep, we really got nailed out here in the high desert at 3500 feet. 18 to 24" of snow. I flew back into Ontario Wednesday night and ended up staying in a hotel at the airport because I-15 was closed due to snow. It was closed about 36 hours. Didn't get home until Thursday about noon. Even then it was a 2 hour trip that usually takes 40 minutes. Lots of traffic backed up. I'm sure the rail line had the same issues. A lot of snow that usually sees a dusting at best.

Wb