The Amtrak website says train #29 will be over 13 hours late to Chicago. Does anyone know what the problem is and whether I should be worried about connections later this spring?
Posted by notelvis (Member # 3071) on :
I'll be on number 29 April 11 making a same day connection in Chicago to number 3.
I didn't think I had anything to worry about until now.
Posted by cdnfan32 (Member # 4674) on :
In June our family is taking a long trip from Grand Forks to Chicago and then the Capitol Limited to Washington and a final short connection to Wilmington, Delaware for my wife's parents' 50th wedding anniversary celebration. I've been monitoring the Capitol Limited's performance since I got worried about making the connection in Washington and I can tell you that in the last 30 days, arrival in Washington has been an average of about 4 and half hours late (although the one time it was 18 hours late kind of skews the average).
I posted a question here about this some weeks ago and most folks figured it was weather related; now I'm worried it's more of a chronic problem. If we wander into my in-laws' anniversary party just as it's wrapping up, my name will be "Mud" and it'll be the last time I get to design the family trip itinerary!
Posted by MDRR (Member # 2992) on :
I'm not totally sure, but do know #30 (31) is running 5-6 hours late due to NS derailment, so am guessing #29 (30) was probably majorly impacted due to same?
Posted by cdnfan32 (Member # 4674) on :
Do you know where the NS derailment was and when? Thx
Posted by MDRR (Member # 2992) on :
No not really, just received info from amtrak this AM regarding what I posted and was estimated to be in Pgh approx 5-6 hours late. So, between Cle and Pgh maybe?
Posted by Liberty Limited (Member # 4300) on :
CSX derailed 40 miles East of Pittsburgh, apparently at a switch. I was aboard 30(30) which had encountered its own misfortunes before and after we boarded (engine HEP issues, an apparent crossing accident), then slowed to creep through the derailment site, whose evidence was just a disconnected switch, and a 300' section of newly laid track that had yet to be tamped.
Riding 30(30) from PGH to WAS, we passed both 29(30) (very very late) near PGH and 29(31)(about on time) near Martinsburg.
Posted by sojourner (Member # 3134) on :
Thank you for the info. It sounds like it won't be an ongoing problem, thank goodness!
Hope you enjoyed your travels regardless, Liberty Limited
Posted by sojourner (Member # 3134) on :
As I mentioned in another strand, I just spoke with an Amtrak person who had phoned me about a slight schedule change (unrelated to LSL/Capitol Ltd). She checked and told me that these (continuing) horrendous delays on the Capitol Ltd in the past few weeks are due to track work due to end April 12. So . . . I hope she is right!