by lordsigma12345
It appears the Silvers resume service to MIA starting with tonight's southbound trains, but 3/30 and 3/31 auto train are canceled.
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JimBoylan wrote: ↑Sun Mar 29, 2020 3:19 pm The Northbound Auto Train that left Sanford Sat. Mar. 28 2 Hours, 20 minutes late, and the Southbound version that arrived almost on time Sun. Mar. 29, both transmitted speeds, locations, and other information on their regular routes in Florida:Thanks....um...but the train TODAY....is heading south to LAK to go north...unless coming up to WPK (like it is now) is the new route.
https://asm.transitdocs.com/train/2020/3/28/53
https://asm.transitdocs.com/train/2020/3/28/52
SERVICE ADVISORY: Auto Train 52 / 53 scheduled to depart Sanford (SFA) / Lorton (LOR) on 3/30 and 3/31 are cancelled.What the heck happened to that track??
ThirdRail7 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 29, 2020 4:24 pm https://twitter.com/AmtrakAlerts/status ... 1571360768I doubt it's the track. I bet they don't have people traveling on it, so why run it? All the major attractions are closed!
SERVICE ADVISORY: Auto Train 52 / 53 scheduled to depart Sanford (SFA) / Lorton (LOR) on 3/30 and 3/31 are cancelled.What the heck happened to that track??
STrRedWolf wrote: ↑Sun Mar 29, 2020 5:15 pmSnowbirds heading home. Some people that rent likely have no choice but to go home regardless of the situation and some probably won’t want to (or are unable) to handle the full drive. Most other trains in the system are dead but it sounds like northern auto train right now is getting at least some snowbird traffic which is unfortunate that it had to have the incident the other day.ThirdRail7 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 29, 2020 4:24 pm https://twitter.com/AmtrakAlerts/status ... 1571360768I doubt it's the track. I bet they don't have people traveling on it, so why run it? All the major attractions are closed!
SERVICE ADVISORY: Auto Train 52 / 53 scheduled to depart Sanford (SFA) / Lorton (LOR) on 3/30 and 3/31 are cancelled.What the heck happened to that track??
Gilbert B Norman wrote: ↑Fri Mar 27, 2020 7:29 am
I certainly agree, Mr. Moore; consider my comments as "premature" and based upon early reports that it was "no big thing".
While not Crescent City, as that involved injuries and even fatalities, this incident "is a big thing".
Let the Amtrak/CSX "finger pointing" begin.
Backshophoss wrote: ↑Mon Mar 30, 2020 12:06 am Lack of track inspections by their track dept. CSX is not the greatest track to be on,have destroyed well maintained track on former CR
trackage on a regular basis.
Backshophoss wrote: ↑Sun Mar 29, 2020 10:26 pm The final kicker of this CSX created wreck is Amtrak is stuck with the final costs of vehicle replacement
and possibly a small reorder to the car builder of the Auto carriers that were destroyed by the contract wrecking crews.
Hopefully the personal items that were stowed in the vehicles totaled can be returned to the passengers on that ill fated trip.
lordsigma12345 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 29, 2020 10:33 am Is the owner of this segment currently CFRC with dispatch by CSX? My understanding was CFRC only dispatches the section up to Debary that sunrail actually runs on but owns portions further to the north with dispatch still by CSX. Please correct me if I am incorrect:
The derailment occurred between the intersection of South Beresford Road and West Beresford Road near the Amtrak station at Old New York Avenue.This area is south of DLD and unless I'm mistaken, that would put the accident just inside the limits of CFCRC's territory.
ThirdRail7 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 30, 2020 8:27 amDoes CFRC indeed dispatch the whole territory up to DeLand or is it only the segment on which SunRail operates? I can't remember where the switch over point on my radio scanner was on my last trip.
This area is south of DLD and unless I'm mistaken, that would put the accident just inside the limits of CFCRC's territory.
So, again, are we sure this is CSX's maintenance or is Bombardier's area of responsibility?