by Tommy Meehan
Last September my girlfriend and I took Amtrak to Niagara Falls. On Train 281, after leaving Exchange Street in Buffalo, they announced that because of.......??? we would be pulling north past the turnout for Niagara Falls. We would then be making a backup move to the Niagara Falls station.
Anyone know what the track involved would've been? Who owns the track 281 used for the pull ahead move? It's undoubtedly CSX now but the heritage?
Btw, I expected we would only go a short distance past the switch but we jogged a long for quite a distance north before stopping and beginning the backup. We then made the backup move at a pretty good pace, too.
In trying to recall what they told us the reason was for the backup, I 'think' they might've said it was so they would not have to turn 281 for the eastbound departure in the AM.
I've been asked by a RR club I belong to, to write a brief report on my trip to Niagara Falls last September. The problem is, traveling with my girl I wasn't as attentive to the railroad side of things as I would be when I travel solo.
So any help anyone can give me will be much appreciated.
Anyone know what the track involved would've been? Who owns the track 281 used for the pull ahead move? It's undoubtedly CSX now but the heritage?
Btw, I expected we would only go a short distance past the switch but we jogged a long for quite a distance north before stopping and beginning the backup. We then made the backup move at a pretty good pace, too.
In trying to recall what they told us the reason was for the backup, I 'think' they might've said it was so they would not have to turn 281 for the eastbound departure in the AM.
I've been asked by a RR club I belong to, to write a brief report on my trip to Niagara Falls last September. The problem is, traveling with my girl I wasn't as attentive to the railroad side of things as I would be when I travel solo.
So any help anyone can give me will be much appreciated.