First West bound Empire Builder

[richardd]

First Westbound Empire Builder after many days.

Weather is mild for winter.

Already over 2 hours late at Red Wing

Whats up they had days to get a good running train set assembled.

and now this.

Not looking good for the rest of the winter.

 

[Rafi]

Delay wasn't weather or equipment related. They clipped an auto just west of WIN and had to wait for track insection before continuing.

Rafi

 

[richardd]

Delay wasn't weather or equipment related. They clipped an auto just west of WIN and had to wait for track insection before continuing.
Rafi

Three hours late out of Rugby but expected to be 5 hours late at Minot 58 miles away and its over 30 above.

did they hit another car?

 

[Ryan]

Once late, a train is out of its slot and likely to get later and later, unless the host RR dispatchers are really good and accommodating.

 

[ALC Rail Writer]

BNSF is usually very good to Amtrak, we shouldn't assign blame too quickly.

 

[Rafi]

Hit another car just east of Minot. Looks like that train just can't catch a break unfortunately.

Rafi

 

[Ryan]

No, but it's doing a hell of a good job catching cars!

 

[the_traveler]

No, but it's doing a hell of a good job catching cars!

Why doesn't the engineer just swerve to avoid them? :huh:

 

[amtrakwolverine]

No, but it's doing a hell of a good job catching cars!

Why doesn't the engineer just swerve to avoid them? :huh:

that's how the engineer hit the 2nd car. the engineer swerved to avoid hitting Bambi and struck a car.

 

[GG-1]

No, but it's doing a hell of a good job catching cars!

Why doesn't the engineer just swerve to avoid them? :huh:

They handed the steering wheel to the Fireman, and they took them with them. :lol:

Aloha

 

[DET63]

Delay wasn't weather or equipment related. They clipped an auto just west of WIN and had to wait for track insection before continuing.
Rafi

They found some bugs?

 

[the_traveler]

Delay wasn't weather or equipment related. They clipped an auto just west of WIN and had to wait for track insection before continuing.
Rafi

They found some bugs?

Maybe they hit a VW bug! :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[PaulM]

CZ's first eastbound in a while arrived 10 minutes early in CHI.

Posted on #30 in the middle of nowhere between Waterloo, IN and Bryan, Oh. I'm not sure how I got WiFi.