coast starlight through Fresno

[rrsp]

Does anyone know what time the detoured Coast Starlight will be in Fresno today or tomorrow?

 

[singwith]

5pm?

 

[Hotblack Desiato]

Whenever it gets there.

 

[Chuba]

I believe on the second day, someone on the train posted that they were in the Fresno area around 18:30.

What I find amazing about the reroute is that there are no stops between Los Angeles and Oakland on this service and it's a straight shot from Bakersfield to Lathrop, yet #14 seems to have been substantially late arriving into Oakland every day of the detour period.

 

[jb64]

5pm?

if you are the same Singwith with lots of amtrak videos on youtube, I just wanted to say that I am a fan. I love the video of the zephyr through Utah.

 

[guest]

I believe on the second day, someone on the train posted that they were in the Fresno area around 18:30.

What I find amazing about the reroute is that there are no stops between Los Angeles and Oakland on this service and it's a straight shot from Bakersfield to Lathrop, yet #14 seems to have been substantially late arriving into Oakland every day of the detour period.

The UP hasn't exactly been busting its okole *aka* rear end to expedite the CS up the San Joaquin Valley

 

[ColdRain&Snow]

5pm?

if you are the same Singwith with lots of amtrak videos on youtube, I just wanted to say that I am a fan. I love the video of the zephyr through Utah.

I believe singwith is AKA Snuffy. Snuffy's Amtrak videos are really nice - keep up the great work man! 

 

[yarrow]

I believe on the second day, someone on the train posted that they were in the Fresno area around 18:30.

What I find amazing about the reroute is that there are no stops between Los Angeles and Oakland on this service and it's a straight shot from Bakersfield to Lathrop, yet #14 seems to have been substantially late arriving into Oakland every day of the detour period.

we were on 14 on monday. up and down tehachapi was slow (not complaining) and turning the train at lathrop took forever (not complaining). also, just as we started down altamont pass a driver tried to beat the train and in the process broke the arm on the crossing gate which we then hit. the car made it through and disappeared but we were stopped for a while to check for damage to the train from hitting the broken arm from the gate. that was part of why we were 45 minutes late in to oakland

 

[Golden grrl]

I believe on the second day, someone on the train posted that they were in the Fresno area around 18:30.

What I find amazing about the reroute is that there are no stops between Los Angeles and Oakland on this service and it's a straight shot from Bakersfield to Lathrop, yet #14 seems to have been substantially late arriving into Oakland every day of the detour period.

we were on 14 on monday. up and down tehachapi was slow (not complaining) and turning the train at lathrop took forever (not complaining). also, just as we started down altamont pass a driver tried to beat the train and in the process broke the arm on the crossing gate which we then hit. the car made it through and disappeared but we were stopped for a while to check for damage to the train from hitting the broken arm from the gate. that was part of why we were 45 minutes late in to oakland

I am still on #14 from Tuesday; not very late into Oakland; our only real delay was a 137 car freight at Lathrop.

Edit: Now we have a delay, though.

 

[sechs]

we were on 14 on monday. up and down tehachapi was slow (not complaining) and turning the train at lathrop took forever (not complaining). also, just as we started down altamont pass a driver tried to beat the train and in the process broke the arm on the crossing gate which we then hit. the car made it through and disappeared but we were stopped for a while to check for damage to the train from hitting the broken arm from the gate. that was part of why we were 45 minutes late in to oakland

The debris apparently hit a relief valve on the main air reservoir, causing a slow leak. The engineers were able to temporarily stop the leak so that the train could proceed, but Oakland mechanical was called to make a permanent fix at one of the stops.

 

[singwith]

JB64 & ColdRain,

Yea, it's me. Many thanks for watching my videos. Im thinking about another trip to Omaha from LA.

Also there's another CS detour next week those who are interested.