UP track work could affect Sunset LTD

[Save Our Trains Michigan]

When i went into work yesterday there was talk of UP replaceing track from Iowa Jct West and the line would be shut down from 8am to 5pm for the gangs to work this could affect the Sunset LTD big time the work is going to start in September.

 

[engine999]

Are there any viabhle reroutes for the train through that area?

 

[Save Our Trains Michigan]

Are there any viabhle reroutes for the train through that area?

Yea they can go the Livonia Sub but they would have to by pass some Stations.

 

[Guest]

Somehow I don't see this affecting the on time percentage for the SL in the least bit...

 

[AmtrakWPK]

Would it be feasible to take an alternate path or two and bus pax from existing stations that would be bypassed? Of course it would mean getting engineers and conductors certified on the new routes, or paying for pilots, I suppose. And you would expect that any alternate paths would also be clogged with freight. One would suppose that Amtrak has already looked at any available stuff like that, but...... ??

 

[Amfleet]

Somehow I don't see this affecting the on time percentage for the SL in the least bit...

Yup...I'm with this guy. :lol:

 

[snake]

QUOTE (Guest @ Fri, Jul 16, 2004, 03:18 PM)

Somehow I don't see this affecting the on time percentage for the SL in the least bit...

Yup...I'm with this guy.

Having achieved zero percent on time performance it can't get worse, except, of course, for the average delayed arrival, which I'm told was almost 7 hours at LAX last month. :unsure: