Both 7 & 8 are stopped in Wisconsin due to derailment tonight. My 8 is tomorrow... This could be a long day.
There is a video that is posted on the Empire Builder Facebook page made by the administrator of the MSP meet from the webcam at SPUD. He also posted it on YouTube.I took the 8/28 out of St Paul to Chicago yesterday. It was unusual to have the 7/27 arriving minutes prior to my train. Both sat at the platform for about 15 minutes. The initial 11 hour delay was a freight train derailed at a frozen switch east of Tomah, WI. The rest was more of the cold and freight interference that has been a curse on it over the last month. My 8/28 was 80 minutes behind leaving St Paul and lost another 30 arriving around 6:30 last night. Not bad considering it's recent stats.
Are you taking the Coast Starlight?I’m hoping things straighten out on the CZ, CS & EB in the next couple of weeks. The stranded CS made me a bit nervous about my upcoming trip.
CS would be the Coast StarlightAre you taking the Coast Starlight?
My final destination coming up in June!Portland isn't a bad place to misconnect. It's probably my favorite city to misconnect in. Of course it's usually my final destination.
Actually the huge delay was caused in part by a BNSF freight derailment in Montana.yarrow said:just called amtrak to check on the arrival of 7 into sea today. after 10 minutes on hold and being told 7 would arrive at 10:25(on time) i was able to tease out of the agent that it is actually running 14 hours late(weather and engine problems) and there is no eta. i have been away from this board for a few years but it is good to see that some things never change
just called amtrak to check on the arrival of 7 into sea today. after 10 minutes on hold and being told 7 would arrive at 10:25(on time) i was able to tease out of the agent that it is actually running 14 hours late(weather and engine problems) and there is no eta. i have been away from this board for a few years but it is good to see that some things never change
Service Alert: Due to impending weather, Empire Builder Train 8/28 which departs Seattle (SEA)/Portland (PDX) on 3/13 will detour between Minot (MOT) and Fargo (FAR) missing Rugby (RUG), Devils Lake (DVL) & Grand Forks (GFK). No alternative transportation will be provided.
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