Re: What about using the Interior Gateway (Highline) route for a Amtrak Coast Starlight Detour???
Author: Rare Mileage? Hell yeah! Where do I s
Date: 09-08-2018 - 11:55
No Wrote:
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> No.
>
> Freight-only, too slow, no rights to it, signaling
> inadequate for passenger use, etc. etc. etc. Even
> for extended outages (such as when the bridge had
> a problem in the canyon), Amtrak will bus
> passengers between Sacramento and Klamath Falls
> (or Eugene, depending on where the problem is).
> The fire was never going to be an extended outage,
> and normal service on UP will be restored soon if
> not already.
But many of you would pay to ride for the rare mileage. If only those running Amtrak we’re smart enough to advertise a detour in advance.