I thought all crossings would have I've always treated rails without signals as abandoned
Vanguard being the biggest stock holder I believe. Greedy Wall street
Did it derailed first then hit the truck waiting at the crossing?
Or did it hit the truck on crossing and derailed as a result?
Generally hitting a truck would not lead to derailment
Every time there is accident on news, the number of passengers onboard makes Amtrak look pathetic.
if this isn’t a bad PR then I don’t know what is.
Not the accident itself but number of pax
In that case, the top priority for TSA would be guarding all tracks including bridges and tunnels on Amtrak trains path. Few loosen nuts on the track do more damages than guns
Car in the first clip was not able to stop on snow and barely missed a major crash with Amtrak LD train. Very scary. Had similar experiences when driving on snow.
You can modify the trip from New York Penn to Newark NJ. you get back all the price diff. later on you can cancel the NYP to Newark trip which is what $10?
This might be interesting. A 20 tons boulder damaged track and a freight train at Bond, CO. Our train #5 was stuck and is now 7 hours delayed. Not as bad as the 13 hours delay of #6 we met yesterday though.
Arrived Glenwood Springs at 9:19pm
just came back from Iowa and it is huge inconvenience to take throughway bus from major cities in Iowa. As I counted, there is literally no passengers on and off at Burlington, Mt Pleasant, etc
Update:
On 244 right now.
448 was delayed and arrived Albany at 3:45pm so i was not able to catch the 3:10pm Ethan Allen.
Good news is 244 departed on time while 48 was still sitting at Albany.
Definitely bring a thick blanket and a comfy neck pillow.
I don’t think upgrade coupon works in LD trains.
Dining car is not open for coach pax. So either stick to the lounge cafe or have some alternative arrangements. For example have restaurant deliver to smoke stops at San Luis Obispo, San...