iliketrains
Lead Service Attendant
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I read this on the Amtrak Alerts site:
Sunset Limited Train 1 that departed New Orleans (NOL) on 3/22 is delayed arriving into San Antonio (SAS) due to UP freight interference east of San Antonio (SAS). Currently operating approx 6 hr 20 min late.
It's interesting to note that the train arrived in Houston on time but was 6 hours and 20 minutes late arriving at its next station which is only about 200 miles away.
A 6-hour delay because of freight interference!!!! From the outside looking in, it appears that UP is purposefully forcing Amtrak to be late. It's been mentioned in this forum that legally UP is supposed to prioritize Amtrak trains but does not. Maybe it's time something is done to force UP to prioritize Amtrak trains that are running a certain amount of time behind schedule. I'm still trying to wrap my head around the fact that a train with people on board was forced to sit idle for 6 hours! I would like to see The Biden administration fix this. The alert does not say there was an equipment issue, an accident, a car on the tracks, a person on the tracks, nor an onboard medical emergency, none of those. It simply says freight interference. Let that sink in.
Sunset Limited Train 1 that departed New Orleans (NOL) on 3/22 is delayed arriving into San Antonio (SAS) due to UP freight interference east of San Antonio (SAS). Currently operating approx 6 hr 20 min late.
It's interesting to note that the train arrived in Houston on time but was 6 hours and 20 minutes late arriving at its next station which is only about 200 miles away.
A 6-hour delay because of freight interference!!!! From the outside looking in, it appears that UP is purposefully forcing Amtrak to be late. It's been mentioned in this forum that legally UP is supposed to prioritize Amtrak trains but does not. Maybe it's time something is done to force UP to prioritize Amtrak trains that are running a certain amount of time behind schedule. I'm still trying to wrap my head around the fact that a train with people on board was forced to sit idle for 6 hours! I would like to see The Biden administration fix this. The alert does not say there was an equipment issue, an accident, a car on the tracks, a person on the tracks, nor an onboard medical emergency, none of those. It simply says freight interference. Let that sink in.