Passengers delayed in Houston for hours

[Superliner Diner]

Nothing newsworthy about this one, but the media probably picked up on it due to the higher level of travel this time of year. From KTRK-TV, ABC-13 in Houston, TX, 12/22/04:

(12/22/04 - HOUSTON) — About two dozen people heading home for the holidays on Amtrak spent several hours stuck in downtown Houston Tuesday.

The article says that the train was headed for Lafayette, LA. What about New Orleans, Mobile, or Florida? Or were they already planning to annul the train at Lafayette? That would be a strange thing to do since there are plenty of facilities to turn and service the train in New Orleans.

The photo caption also bothers me, because one of the two references to Amtrak is spelled with as "C", as "Amtrack". :angry: That pet peeve for me ranks as high as saying that conductors are operating the train, or calling commuter rail "light rail".

The story is here.

 

[Save Our Trains Michigan]

Im glad they said Lafayette LA for 1 fact over 45% of the Sunsets total ridership is out Lafayette LA.

 

[Save Our Trains Michigan]

Also that train passed my house in Cade LA at 0355 in the morrning. :angry:

 

[jccollins]

This happens almost everyday, doesn't it? Why did the news just catch wind of it now? The bigger story that they seem to have completely missed is a little investigation into why it happens every day and the nearly nonexistent actions being taken to fix it...

 

[Save Our Trains Michigan]

This happens almost everyday, doesn't it? Why did the news just catch wind of it now? The bigger story that they seem to have completely missed is a little investigation into why it happens every day and the nearly nonexistent actions being taken to fix it...

I think because of the Holidays

 

[Guest_smoker]

We were in Houston until 9:00 and didn't make the news!

 

[Save Our Trains Michigan]

We were in Houston until 9:00 and didn't make the news!

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