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Re: Bnsf container train hits bridge on bnsf aurora line

 by JLJ061 ¦  Fri May 08, 2015 2:53 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Bnsf container train hits bridge on bnsf aurora line ¦  Replies: 9 ¦  Views: 3138

The only overhead bridge I can think of is the CN Iowa Line at Lavergne just west of Clyde Yard.

Re: New South Shore Power

 by JLJ061 ¦  Fri Mar 20, 2015 2:25 pm ¦  Forum: Chicagoland Commuter & Transit ¦  Topic: New South Shore Power ¦  Replies: 9 ¦  Views: 5840

I seriously doubt 1.5kv would provide enough juice to handle full unit coal trains.

Re: Noticed/Questioned Major Delays, Annulments, Reroutes

 by JLJ061 ¦  Wed Mar 04, 2015 3:59 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Noticed/Questioned Major Delays, Annulments, Reroutes ¦  Replies: 2630 ¦  Views: 382951

^ was the Southshore not suggested as an option? I know its a schlepp from Randolph st to Union but its seems better than being stuck in South Bend. There is that option, but on the return trip my car would be at the airport and not at Bendix. Also considering the bitter cold that day walking betwe...

Re: Rondout tower Last call

 by JLJ061 ¦  Tue Mar 03, 2015 6:18 pm ¦  Forum: Chicagoland Commuter & Transit ¦  Topic: Rondout tower Last call ¦  Replies: 8 ¦  Views: 6094

Unless I'm mistaken this will make UD Tower in Joliet the last operational tower in the Chicagoland area.

Re: Amtrak 49 2/26-27 2015

 by JLJ061 ¦  Tue Mar 03, 2015 6:17 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Noticed/Questioned Major Delays, Annulments, Reroutes ¦  Replies: 2630 ¦  Views: 382951

I rode the w/b Lake Shore Limited yesterday/today, from Rochester NY to Chicago Union. It left ROC 1 hour 15 minutes late, although it had departed Albany 14 minutes late. We departed Bryan, OH an hour and 28 minutes behind when things took a turn for the worse, schedule wise. Amtrak 29 had stopped...

Re: service disruption to South Bend

 by JLJ061 ¦  Sat Jan 10, 2015 4:09 pm ¦  Forum: Chicagoland Commuter & Transit ¦  Topic: service disruption to South Bend ¦  Replies: 4 ¦  Views: 3851

Are they finally upgrading the catenary east of Michigan City?

Re: South Bend platform is shot

 by JLJ061 ¦  Tue Dec 23, 2014 3:42 pm ¦  Forum: Chicagoland Commuter & Transit ¦  Topic: South Bend platform is shot ¦  Replies: 12 ¦  Views: 4536

Why again does it go to the airport, rather than to downtown South Bend? The railroad was so desperate to get away from the Bendix terminal, it was more cost effective to use the existing Bendix Lead to the airport than build 2+ miles of track/catenary downtown. I was wondering why the platform was...

Re: Goodbye Englewood, Hello CP 515 (Englewood Flyover)

 by JLJ061 ¦  Tue Oct 28, 2014 2:37 pm ¦  Forum: Chicagoland Commuter & Transit ¦  Topic: Goodbye Englewood, Hello CP 515 (Englewood Flyover) ¦  Replies: 24 ¦  Views: 8458

CN-IC ... the MED has their own separate tracks ... if it were not for the NICTD South Shore there would be no connection between CN and MED (the only connection was taken out a few years ago and a different connection was added in 2011). CREATE is proposing a roller coaster (northbounds will go of...

Re: Unique Equipment Sightings Thread (incl. Private Vehicle

 by JLJ061 ¦  Fri Sep 26, 2014 7:17 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Uniq. Eqpmt Sightings: Private Varnish (PV's), Charters, etc ¦  Replies: 5058 ¦  Views: 1306134

I saw a westbound special through Elkhart, IN pulling around 10 cars of private varnish (including a Vista dome) behind a 7-hour late #49.

Re: Noticed/Questioned Major Delays, Annulments, Reroutes

 by JLJ061 ¦  Fri Sep 26, 2014 7:16 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Noticed/Questioned Major Delays, Annulments, Reroutes ¦  Replies: 2630 ¦  Views: 382951

I saw today's #49 (26) running about 7 hours late through Elkhart, IN.

Re: Crew Changes on Late Trains

 by JLJ061 ¦  Thu Aug 07, 2014 2:39 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Crew Changes on Late Trains ¦  Replies: 9 ¦  Views: 2392

Last year I was riding the SWC from CHI to FLG, when it ran into locomotive problems at La Junta. This made us run 4-5 hours late making the usual crew change at ABQ impossible. From what I heard they drive the relief crew to LMY and we had to sit at the station until they arrived.

Re: "When taking pictures is a 'suspicious activity'"

 by JLJ061 ¦  Tue Jul 08, 2014 2:33 pm ¦  Forum: Photography & Video ¦  Topic: "When taking pictures is a 'suspicious activity'" ¦  Replies: 3 ¦  Views: 8408

Another classic example of people trying to use 9/11 as a blanket excuse to justify their own paranoia.

Re: Noticed/Questioned Major Delays, Annulments, Reroutes

 by JLJ061 ¦  Thu Jul 03, 2014 3:54 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Noticed/Questioned Major Delays, Annulments, Reroutes ¦  Replies: 2630 ¦  Views: 382951

30(3) and 48(3) will reroute on the AML to TOL around the derailment. I know this because I'm scheduled to ride 30 EKH to PGH tonight.

Re: Skokie Swift/North Shore Catenary-to-Third Rail

 by JLJ061 ¦  Wed Jun 18, 2014 2:50 pm ¦  Forum: Chicagoland Commuter & Transit ¦  Topic: Skokie Swift/North Shore Catenary-to-Third Rail ¦  Replies: 3 ¦  Views: 3398

There was not enough overhead clearance on the Skokie Valley for catenary construction, and it was not feasible to lower the roadbed because of the water table underneath the roadbed. So there was no other alternative but to run third rail to East Prairie.

Re: Amtrak and Photo Taking = Arrest

 by JLJ061 ¦  Mon Jun 16, 2014 2:54 pm ¦  Forum: Photography & Video ¦  Topic: Amtrak and Photo Taking = Arrest ¦  Replies: 54 ¦  Views: 35188

I'm all for respecting other people's privacy and try not to photograph or video other people if I can help it, but people also need to understand that while out in public there is no real or reasonable expectation of privacy. Now, if you really want to nitpick logic, let me ask this: What is the re...

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