Re: UP reroutes on the Siskiyou line
Author: SP5103
Date: 06-05-2018 - 09:05
Very Interesting Wrote:
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> Very interesting. I assume this also meant
> cancellation of the Coast Starlight? Don't imagine
> Starlight could be rerouted over CORP and get to
> Seattle in time for turnaround departure the next
> morning.
Center of line has restricted clearance tunnels that I don't think will clear a Superliner.
There would also be the question if CORP had enough qualified pilots available for additional detours, or would be willing to accept the liability. I doubt they have any residual responsibility to let Amtrak operate over their lines. I believe the last SP passenger trains on the line were gone by the early 1960s. And then there is the whole PTC issue...