AMTRAK-P42
Conductor
Was a great trip and everything went very smooth except for one thing. 10 Miles outside of Winnemucca, NV we stopped suddenly. I could see outside the window that a UP freight was on our track shortly beyond our red signal. I heard over my scanner that a freight train lost its breaks and had backed up 3 freights behind it, making us train 4 in the back up. We sat in the desert for 2 hours watching the sun slowly rise behind the moutains, untill things finally cleared up. We arrived into Winnemucca running about 3 hours and 30 minutes late (having only been running about 40 minutes late prior).
After a few more freight-followings (stuck behind slow moving freights) we finally arrived into Sacramento, CA on june 13 2003, 4 hours and 14 minutes late.
Trip was great, I can now add to my about 22,280 Amtrak Miles. I should mention that I dont mind the train running late (note the signature )
You can see the pictures to my trip by clicking the link to my website
After a few more freight-followings (stuck behind slow moving freights) we finally arrived into Sacramento, CA on june 13 2003, 4 hours and 14 minutes late.
Trip was great, I can now add to my about 22,280 Amtrak Miles. I should mention that I dont mind the train running late (note the signature )
You can see the pictures to my trip by clicking the link to my website