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BNSF 9615 - Fullerton, CA - 3/26/11 |
| Description: |
Amtrak #3, the westbound "Southwest Chief," accelerates out of the Fullerton station at 4:05 PM on March 26, 2011. The scheduled time for this stop? 6:34 AM! As evidenced by the BNSF SD70MAC on the headend, this has been a hard-luck train on its journey from Chicago to Los Angeles - a misbehaving P42DC (hence its replacement with the SD70MAC), signal problems, slow orders - Unfortunately not the ideal situation for repeat customers among the trains many passengers. |
| Photo Date: |
3/26/2011 Upload Date: 3/27/2011 2:04:27 AM |
| Location: |
Fullerton, CA |
| Author: |
Craig Walker |
| Categories: |
Signal,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 9615(SD70MAC) AMTK 142(P42DC) |
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948 Comments: 0 |
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BNSF 9615 - Fullerton Junction, Fullerton, CA - 3/26/11 |
| Description: |
Running 9 hours 20 minutes late as it approaches it next to last stop in Fullerton, California, Amtrak train #3 (the westbound "Southwest Chief") has had a number of setbacks on its journey from Chicago to Los Angeles. Among the problems was the addition of BNSF SD70MAC 9615 in La Junta, Colorado, because of ailing Amtrak P42DC 45 developed problems, along with slow orders through Kansas and Colorado due to signal problems (reportedly copper theft), and then setting out unit 45 in Albuqueque, New Mexico. The train was running so late at this point that a crew change was scheduled for Fullerton, with the new crew taking the train the final twenty-six miles into Los Angeles. |
| Photo Date: |
3/26/2011 Upload Date: 3/26/2011 8:51:04 PM |
| Location: |
Fullerton, CA |
| Author: |
Craig Walker |
| Categories: |
Signal,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 9615(SD70MAC) AMTK 142(P42DC) |
| Views: |
602 Comments: 1 |
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