by bharatrao
So the 5.38 pm Gladstone express (5 arrow cars) died after one small jerk on the west side of track 16. 15 minutes and several mechanics didn't yield any result. "We have lost traction" is all the conductor would say.
So all the passengers trooped to the 6.04 Gladstone Express due on track 14. It was almost 6 and still not train so I was very hopeful they would find something bigger than the normal 3 car set that they use for the 6.04. But no, a 3 car set showed up and pure chaos ensued. To escape this, I looked for the 6.07 local to Murray Hill only to find it (3 car arrow) trapped on the east side of track 16 behind the stricken 5.38...which was still sitting there empty and desolate. So now commuters on the 5.38, 6.04 and the 6.07 (11 cars in all) were cramming into the much delayed 3 car 6.04 sardine express....It left around 6.15....and was declared a local! Arrived in Murray Hill at 7.15. So not fun. But my questions:
- in a pinch, can they not get a diesel to haul a 5 car Arrow set all the way?
- if not, can they not at least quickly get a diesel to clear the stricken train so the train stuck behind it can go?
- don't they keep any spare train sets in HOB to cover for such situations? I.e could they not have deployed a spare 6-car multi-level as the combined 5.38 + 6.04 and then let the 6.07 run as usual by clearing the stricken 5.38 quickly?
So all the passengers trooped to the 6.04 Gladstone Express due on track 14. It was almost 6 and still not train so I was very hopeful they would find something bigger than the normal 3 car set that they use for the 6.04. But no, a 3 car set showed up and pure chaos ensued. To escape this, I looked for the 6.07 local to Murray Hill only to find it (3 car arrow) trapped on the east side of track 16 behind the stricken 5.38...which was still sitting there empty and desolate. So now commuters on the 5.38, 6.04 and the 6.07 (11 cars in all) were cramming into the much delayed 3 car 6.04 sardine express....It left around 6.15....and was declared a local! Arrived in Murray Hill at 7.15. So not fun. But my questions:
- in a pinch, can they not get a diesel to haul a 5 car Arrow set all the way?
- if not, can they not at least quickly get a diesel to clear the stricken train so the train stuck behind it can go?
- don't they keep any spare train sets in HOB to cover for such situations? I.e could they not have deployed a spare 6-car multi-level as the combined 5.38 + 6.04 and then let the 6.07 run as usual by clearing the stricken 5.38 quickly?