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3 Amtrak Trains With Hundreds of Passengers Stranded Since Monday
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| ANTHONY CASTELLANO
Posted on 01/07/2014 8:51:21 AM PST by afraidfortherepublic
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To: nascarnation
Al is in fac the original pajama boy but scarce few people are aware of this bit of trivia
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posted on
01/07/2014 10:02:46 AM PST
by
MeshugeMikey
( a Safe..and Sane....2014 To All!)
To: MeshugeMikey
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posted on
01/07/2014 10:09:13 AM PST
by
jimbo123
To: afraidfortherepublic
At least it wasn't Donner pass. That was a bad one back in the 40's 50's, not the actual Donner party. Had a relative who was one who worked for the railroad who went in and got the people out.
He described the deplorable conditions but I was a kid and don't remember much. I suppose sickness, bathroom facilities and food supplies took their toll.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tG59X7bMDpA
It was in 1952 and above is a newsreel from the time. Astounding footage. Well worth watching.
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posted on
01/07/2014 10:21:15 AM PST
by
Aliska
To: MeshugeMikey
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posted on
01/07/2014 10:38:01 AM PST
by
nascarnation
(I'm hiring Jack Palladino to investigate Baraq's golf scores.)
To: afraidfortherepublic
The US Coast Guard rescues some global warming nuts stranded in the Antarctic, but we can’t rescue 500 American citizens stranded by snow in Illinois... go figure.
To: afraidfortherepublic
After the Russian revolution, eastward-bound trains carrying people fleeing the commies were intentionally stopped so the passengers would freeze to death.
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posted on
01/07/2014 11:06:29 AM PST
by
Veto!
(Opinions freely dispensed as advice)
To: Mouton
they hit a 12-foot snow drift that paralyzed the engines,Any railroaders know that that means?
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posted on
01/07/2014 11:08:11 AM PST
by
DManA
To: DManA
Does it mean they burned out the electric motors?
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posted on
01/07/2014 11:10:08 AM PST
by
DManA
To: DManA
I’m not that familiar with the specifics, but if you restrict the engine air inlet enough with snow, the engine will stall.
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posted on
01/07/2014 11:10:46 AM PST
by
nascarnation
(I'm hiring Jack Palladino to investigate Baraq's golf scores.)
To: afraidfortherepublic
OMG!!!, I’m sure this has NEVER happened before in wintertime in all U.S. railroad history, never!!!!! /sarc
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posted on
01/07/2014 11:30:29 AM PST
by
Wuli
To: afraidfortherepublic
Amtrak runs out of food even on bright clear summer days on three-hour trips, I wonder what those folks wound up having to eat.
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posted on
01/07/2014 11:54:44 AM PST
by
mvpel
(Michael Pelletier)
To: stars & stripes forever
I thought everyone in Illinois knew that you have to go south of I-80 to be in the uncivilized redneck territory.
My wife rode this route often. About once a year she would be on one that broke down.
Cold and snow did not seem to be needed!
To: The Great RJ
The global warming nuts are also crooked “academics” paid for by Obama’s favorite donors. You don’t go on a lark like that without a pile of money. These are Obama supporters we’re talking about. Chop chop, make it snappy, Coast Guard!
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posted on
01/07/2014 12:19:58 PM PST
by
Mamzelle
To: DManA
Either snow in the motor cooling vents or brake hoses ripped off the front.
At a guess.
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posted on
01/07/2014 1:07:15 PM PST
by
moose07
(the truth will out ,one day.)
To: moose07
Another example of modern crack reporting.
Paralyzed the engines.
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posted on
01/07/2014 1:11:31 PM PST
by
DManA
To: nascarnation
From another article, it sounds like the engine got stuck in the snow. I saw no reference to the train loosing power, which is supplied by the engine.
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posted on
01/07/2014 2:47:58 PM PST
by
matt04
To: moose07
I don’t recall reading the trains loosing power, so presumably the engines were still running.
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posted on
01/07/2014 2:50:20 PM PST
by
matt04
To: skinkinthegrass
To: matt04
Would have thought so, there is not much chance of stopping the engine on a diesel electric with snow.
However a severed brake hose with a frozen ‘shut off’ valve does tend to be fatal to the loco's health.
Likewise snow in electric motors cooling vents.
12ft of snow just has a presence all of its own.
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posted on
01/07/2014 3:16:24 PM PST
by
moose07
(the truth will out ,one day.)
To: DManA
“paralyzed the engines”
I’m guessing the author is referring to “engines” as engine cars on the train. Only way I can make sense of it.
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posted on
01/07/2014 4:31:29 PM PST
by
RS_Rider
(I hate Illinois Nazis)
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