by John_Perkowski
Bob Johnston of Trains posted this analysis of Superliner availability in the wake of 4’s Mendon, MO wreck:
Chief wreck puts further strain on Amtrak capacity woes: Analysis By Bob Johnston, July 6, 2022
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Chief wreck puts further strain on Amtrak capacity woes: Analysis By Bob Johnston, July 6, 2022
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Amtrak was able to scrounge enough cars and locomotives to send a Southwest Chief west last Thursday [see “Southwest Chief resumes service after Missouri derailment,” News Wire, June 30, 2022]. However, the westbound train departing Chicago on July 2 and eastbound Chief on July 4 did not run “due to crew and equipment availability issues for that route,” Amtrak spokeswoman Beth Toll tells News Wire.
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