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BNSF suffers two weekend derailments in Colorado, Texas
Based on Amtrak’s website train tracker it looks like the California Zepyhr runs overnight (#5,#6) detoured on the Union Pacific from Denver to Omaha via Cheyenne. I know that Denver to Salt Lake on UP is a fairly common detour but does anyone know how long its been since there has been a detour on the Omaha-Denver segment?
Denver to Salt Lake over the UP’s x-D&RGW is the normal route for the CZ.
Is this why the Eagle did not go thru Cleburne?
Are ethanol tank cars les likely to be breached or explode than crude oil tank cars? If so, why?
The Texas Eagle ran on the former MKT between Ft. Worth and Temple, TX. in both directions on Sunday March 22. #21 Southbound was on a two hour delayed schedule from Chicago due to the scheduled trackwork in Illinois. #22 Northbound was held at San Antonio for unknown reasons (to me) and arrived Ft. Worth around midnight on Sunday night. The train proceded to Chicago a mere 10 hours late.