Auto Train #53(21)- 6 Hours late?

[Henry]

Anybody have any info on what happened with #53 today- Its showing 6 hours late

as of a few minutes ago

Thank you

 

[CCC1007]

Seems like it probably was affected by whatever delayed 97(21) at Fayetteville, North Carolina.

 

[Bob Dylan]

Power problems! Rescued by a NS Freighter!!

 

[jis]

State of good repair....

 

[FormerOBS]

Power problems! Rescued by a NS Freighter!!

I don't know what happened, but I doubt NS supplied a locomotive. Trains 52/53 operate strictly over CSX.

Tom

 

[CCC1007]

Power problems! Rescued by a NS Freighter!!

I don't know what happened, but I doubt NS supplied a locomotive. Trains 52/53 operate strictly over CSX.
Tom

There is video on YouTube of it...

 

[Ryan]

That doesn't mean that NS provided it. It still came from CSX, they just sent a NS locomotive that they had laying around.

 

[FormerOBS]

Hmmm. Never seen that before, but I guess it makes sense in a world where freight locos are pooled.

Tom

 

[Bob Dylan]

Hmmm. Never seen that before, but I guess it makes sense in a world where freight locos are pooled.R

Tom

Yep, we see this often down here in UP and BNSF land, including engines from KCS and even Mexican Engines!! ( UP still has old SP Engines in their Black Livery and BNSF even rolls an occasional old SF Engine in the Classic SF War Bonnet Paint!)