My belated thanks to Peaches for posting. Since I was booked for a points run on #91 from SAV to DFB, I'd looked but had trouble finding any news on the pedestrian accident. Thanks as well to Guest_peaches for offering what might explain the lack of any follow-up info.
Up to the time of the accident, the Star this night was running on time. I'd opted to do some "foaming" from the SAV depot until the 4:29am scheduled arrival. The Amtrak SAV station staff were most helpful with status updates, and eventually directing us to using the 800 number to switch tickets to that morning's Meteor, gaining a couple hours back from what would eventually have been a 4 1/2 hour delay.
The agent on the phone was a bit confused at first, since these trains take different routes at times. I was on hold while she called SAV to make sure this was a viable option.
I'd heard part of the reason for such a long delay was the crew ran out of legal running time. Does this mean the crew change for the Star is in Columbia, SC?
