Does anyone know what happened? I just checked the train status for train 4 just for the heck of it, and it says that it’s 18 hours late at Albuquerque! While it should be through here in the mid-morning, today’s train won’t be here until 4:30 am tomorrow!
I heard there was a derailment that tied up both mains at Danby on the Needles sub.
From another site:
"National Operations Advisory issued 17JUL06
BNSF Derailed double stack containers 50 miles west of ndl with both tracks blocked. as a result train 4(16) will hold at bar for disposition. train 3(15) will hold at ndl for disposition. updates to follow"
Then updates on how Amtrak bussed people around the derailment from Barstow to Needles to the equipment waiting there for chicago (yesterday’s #3) and #3 passengers were bussed through to Los Angeles or directly to their connections.