DOCSLIB.ORG

New Fall Schedule Changes ___~ ___, I Include

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
New Fall Schedule Changes ___~ ___, I Include Vol. 4, No. 20 November 1, 1977 New Fall Schedule Changes _____~ _ ___, I Include Shortened Travel Times Amtrak shortened travel times on trak locomotives able to operate faster westbound than when the train 26 trains beginning October 30 with faster between Minneapolis and Seat­ began on September 15,1974. the biggest time savings involving tle, brought about higher speeds for This latest tightening of the Blue trains linking Chicago with Seattle, these trains. Water Limited's schedule was made where up to nearly six hours were re­ Amtrak's San Francisco Zephyr­ possible by completion of a sophisti­ moved from schedules. America's longest-distance passenger cated traffic control signaling system Trains elsewhere benefitting from train-now runs 50 minutes faster in in Flint, Michigan, installed by the the speed-up program were those each direction on its Chicago-Denver­ Grand Trunk Western railroad. Pre­ linking Chicago with San Francisco, Ogden, Utah-San Francisco route. A viously, track work was funded by Minneapolis, Boston, New York new operating contract between Am­ Amtrak and the State of Michigan City, Detroit, and Lansing, Michi­ trak and the Southern Pacific and improvements are still underway gan, along with some trains in New brought about time savings on the on the Amtrak-owned Kalamazoo­ York State, Virginia and West Vir­ Ogden-Oakland/San Francisco por­ Michigan City portion of the route. ginia. tion of the Zephyr's route. Between Chicago and the .east "The schedule improvements resul­ The same contract also allowed 15 coast, 20 minutes have been cut from ted from a number of factors, inclu­ minutes to be removed from the Los the eastbound Lake Shore Limited's ding new Amtrak locomotives that Angeles-EI Paso-New Orleans train, schedule to Boston and New York can run at high.~cw~d~ . and .IT.acts im- . the Sunset Ljmiter;l. _. _ . _ City; 15 minutes have bee.n taJcen out .. provements undertaken by Amtrak, A speed-up again went into effect of the Broadway Limited's timetable by participating states, or by rail­ for the Blue Water Limited between to Pittsburgh and New York, and 10 roads that operate our trains," says Chicago, Lans!ng and Port Huron, minutes saved on the Broadway's Paul H. Reistrup, Amtrak's presi­ Michigan, where 30 minutes was re­ Chicago-to-Washington section. dent. moved from the eastbound schedule Time was shaved from these sche­ "We also have a new contract with and 15 minutes westbound. Amtrak dules as a result of track a major railroad that helped reduce has reduced this train's schedule improvement projects carried out by times in the West and Southwest," several times and by October 30 it was Conrail. Reistrup said. The biggest time sav­ running 1 hour and 55 minutes faster The Hilltopper, linking Washing­ ings occured on the North Coast Hia­ eastbound and 1 hour and 15 minutes ton with Richmond, Roanoke, Blue- watha, where the schedule was cut 5 hours and 49 minutes westbound and 4 hours and 57 minutes east­ Carter Names Board Nominees bound. The other Chicago-Seattle train, President Jimmy Carter announced tion are labor law, collective bargain­ the Empire Builder operating through on October 18 that he will nominate ing and labor arbitration. He has Minot, North Dakota, was speeded five new candidates for Amtrak's served on numerous arbitration up 4 hours and 40 minutes westbound board of directors and reappoint one panels and is the author of books and and 3 hours and 32 minutes east­ present member. articles in legal journals. bound. The five new members are: Anthony Haswell, Chicago, Illi­ Between Chicago and Minneapolis, Harry T. Edwards, Ann Arbor, nois, for the term expiring July 18, the Twin Cities Hiawatha is now Michigan, for the term expiring July 1981. He would replace Donald running 1 hour and 40 minutes faster 18, 1980. He would replace Joseph Jacobs whose term has expired. westbound and 50 minutes quicker MacDonald whose term has expired. Haswell, 46, is an attorney who eastbound. Edwards, 36, is a professor of law at worked for the law department of the Track improvements in Wisconsin the University of Michigan and has Illinois Central Railroad from 1958 to and Minnesota made by the Mil­ also taught law at Harvard University 1960. He organized the National As- waukee Road, along with new Am- Law School. His areas of specializa- (Continued on page 7) schedule, 20 minutes later than pre­ viously but, because of a 20-minute improvement in running time, arrival in New York remains 12:30 p.m. Departure from New York at 6:15 p.m. and arrival in Chicago at 2:40 p.m. is unchanged for the Lake Shore Limited. Also, there are no changes in the schedules of the Boston-Albany sections of this train in either direc­ tion. The new schedule of the National Limited is affected by a temporary re­ route effective November 1 which was made necessary by a Conrail decision to downgrade or discontinue a section of track in Indiana. The reroute Amtrak's Empire Builder heads east through Montana. The Seattle-Chicago trains now operate on new, greatly reduced schedules. means that this train will miss Day­ ton, Ohio, & Richmond, Indiana. field, West Virginia and Catlettsburg, tives . Five other trains were slowed (See Dayton story on page 7.) Kentucky, will be 35 minutes faster from 5 to 15 minutes because of track On its new schedule the eastbound westbound and 15 minutes quicker conditions or added station time. National leaves Kansas City 10 min­ eastbound. Completion of Amtrak­ Schedules were revised on all trains utes later at 7:10 p.m. and arrives in funded track improvements in Peters­ where trip times have been changed. New York City 25 minutes later at burg, Virginia, brought about this Schedule patterns were also altered 2:25 p.m. time savings. on the Chicago-Milwaukee and Chi­ Westbound, the National Limited Trains speeded up 10 minutes or cago-St. Louis routes and modest ad­ leaves New York 1 hour and 15 min­ less include three trains linking Chica­ justments made to these services: Chi­ utes earlier at 4:55 p.m. and arrives in go with Battle Creek and Detroit; the cago-Detroit; Chicago-Dubuque; Kansas City one hour earlier at 10:05 northbound Inter-American, Laredo Minneapolis-Duluth; Seattle-Vancou­ p.m. Corresponding changes have to Chicago via Dallas; the north­ ver, B.C.; Cincinnati-Washington via been made in times for all interme­ bound Pioneer, operating Salt Lake Parkersburg, West Virginia, and diate stops and for Washington-Har­ City to Seattle via Boise, Idaho, and Seattle-Salt Lake City. risburg connections to the National Portland, Oregon, and three trains Important changes were made to Limited. operating on the New York-Albany­ the BrC!adway's schedule which reverts Amtrak service in New York State Buffalo line where New York State to a traditional "overnight" pattern underwent numerous schedule has funded track improvements along leaving Chicago each afternoon at changes as the new fall and winter with Conrail. 3:30 p.m., arriving in New York timetable went into effect. As a new Track work funded by New York at 12:02 p.m. the following day. De­ BuffalO-Albany train was added, State has allowed the speed of parture from New York will be at 6:30 several New York City-Albany trains Amtrak's Turboliners to be increased p.m. and arrival in Chicago at 12:30 were rescheduled or discontinued, from 70 to 79 mph over a distance of p.m. The new times replace a current and the patterns of arrivals and de­ 88.5 miles and increases from 5 to 24 7:30 p.m. departure from Chicago partures from many cities were re­ mph over a loo-mile distance on the and a 2:30 p.m. departure from New vised. Delaware & Hudson where trains will York. Trip time for the Broadway is An important new intermodal stop run at 60 instead of 50 mph or, in one improved by 15 minutes eastbound but was opened at Richmond, California instance, 79 instead of 55 mph. five minutes will be added westbound where passengers may transfer from A schedule slowdown went into ef­ to allow more servicing time in the Amtrak trains to San Francisco's Bay fect for the Chicago-Florida train, the Pittsburgh station. Area Rapid Transit System. The new Floridian, where 42 minutes was The Washington section of the station construction resulted from ef­ added to the St. Petersburg section Broadway will depart Washington forts by the California Department of and 1 hour and 27 minutes to the Union Station at 5:40 p.m. effective Transportation. Other stops added to Miami portion. This was necessitated October 30. The new arrival time in Amtrak routes are: Madiera, Cali­ by a change in the type of locomotive Washington from Chicago is 1:05 fornia in the San Joaquin route; assigned to the run as Amtrak has p.m. Albany, Oregon on the Coast Star­ ceased leasing Auto-Train units and is The Lake Shore Limited now de­ light route; and Lee Hall, Virginia on resuming use of SDP40F locomo- parts Chicago at 2:50 p.m. on the new the Colonial route. 2 Mrs. Carter Rides Metroliner, _______------. I Visits With Passengers Enroute Mrs. Rosalynn Carter, the nation's special passenger was on board. Mrs. On-board service, performed by First Lady, rode Amtrak's 9 a.m. Carter returned to Washington on Service Attendants George Davis and Metroliner to Philadelphia on Oc­ another Metroliner later that after­ Richard Randolph, was excellent.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • GAO-02-398 Intercity Passenger Rail: Amtrak Needs to Improve Its
    United States General Accounting Office Report to the Honorable Ron Wyden GAO U.S. Senate April 2002 INTERCITY PASSENGER RAIL Amtrak Needs to Improve Its Decisionmaking Process for Its Route and Service Proposals GAO-02-398 Contents Letter 1 Results in Brief 2 Background 3 Status of the Growth Strategy 6 Amtrak Overestimated Expected Mail and Express Revenue 7 Amtrak Encountered Substantial Difficulties in Expanding Service Over Freight Railroad Tracks 9 Conclusions 13 Recommendation for Executive Action 13 Agency Comments and Our Evaluation 13 Scope and Methodology 16 Appendix I Financial Performance of Amtrak’s Routes, Fiscal Year 2001 18 Appendix II Amtrak Route Actions, January 1995 Through December 2001 20 Appendix III Planned Route and Service Actions Included in the Network Growth Strategy 22 Appendix IV Amtrak’s Process for Evaluating Route and Service Proposals 23 Amtrak’s Consideration of Operating Revenue and Direct Costs 23 Consideration of Capital Costs and Other Financial Issues 24 Appendix V Market-Based Network Analysis Models Used to Estimate Ridership, Revenues, and Costs 26 Models Used to Estimate Ridership and Revenue 26 Models Used to Estimate Costs 27 Page i GAO-02-398 Amtrak’s Route and Service Decisionmaking Appendix VI Comments from the National Railroad Passenger Corporation 28 GAO’s Evaluation 37 Tables Table 1: Status of Network Growth Strategy Route and Service Actions, as of December 31, 2001 7 Table 2: Operating Profit (Loss), Operating Ratio, and Profit (Loss) per Passenger of Each Amtrak Route, Fiscal Year 2001, Ranked by Profit (Loss) 18 Table 3: Planned Network Growth Strategy Route and Service Actions 22 Figure Figure 1: Amtrak’s Route System, as of December 2001 4 Page ii GAO-02-398 Amtrak’s Route and Service Decisionmaking United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 April 12, 2002 The Honorable Ron Wyden United States Senate Dear Senator Wyden: The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) is the nation’s intercity passenger rail operator.
    [Show full text]
  • Rail Stakeholders' Perspectives
    BUILDING A 21ST-CENTURY INFRASTRUCTURE FOR AMERICA: RAIL STAKEHOLDERS’ PERSPECTIVES (115–27) HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON RAILROADS, PIPELINES, AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED FIFTEENTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION OCTOBER 4, 2017 Printed for the use of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure ( Available online at: https://www.govinfo.gov/committee/house-transportation?path=/ browsecommittee/chamber/house/committee/transportation U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 29–828 PDF WASHINGTON : 2018 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Publishing Office Internet: bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512–1800; DC area (202) 512–1800 Fax: (202) 512–2104 Mail: Stop IDCC, Washington, DC 20402–0001 VerDate Aug 31 2005 10:10 Apr 24, 2018 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 5011 Sfmt 5011 P:\HEARINGS\115\RR\2017\10-4-2~1\29828.TXT JEAN COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE BILL SHUSTER, Pennsylvania, Chairman DON YOUNG, Alaska PETER A. DEFAZIO, Oregon JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR., Tennessee, ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, District of Vice Chair Columbia FRANK A. LOBIONDO, New Jersey JERROLD NADLER, New York SAM GRAVES, Missouri EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas DUNCAN HUNTER, California ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland ERIC A. ‘‘RICK’’ CRAWFORD, Arkansas RICK LARSEN, Washington LOU BARLETTA, Pennsylvania MICHAEL E. CAPUANO, Massachusetts BLAKE FARENTHOLD, Texas GRACE F. NAPOLITANO, California BOB GIBBS, Ohio DANIEL LIPINSKI, Illinois DANIEL WEBSTER, Florida STEVE COHEN, Tennessee JEFF DENHAM, California ALBIO SIRES, New Jersey THOMAS MASSIE, Kentucky JOHN GARAMENDI, California MARK MEADOWS, North Carolina HENRY C. ‘‘HANK’’ JOHNSON, JR., Georgia SCOTT PERRY, Pennsylvania ANDRE´ CARSON, Indiana RODNEY DAVIS, Illinois RICHARD M.
    [Show full text]
  • Unseen Victim
    L OCOMOTIVE E NGINEERS & T RAINMEN JVolumeournal 120 | No. 1 | Winter 2016 WWW.BLE-T.ORG Chuck Akers steps down from the cab, reluctantly The unseen victim Education & Training An investment in our Also inside: union leaders of tomorrow PG 12 Last Runs The Real Brotherhood American Dream Obituaries BLET member Ray Vigil BLET Auxiliary is proud to be American, Scholarships proud to be Union PG 18 Published by the BLET, a division of the Rail Conference, International Brotherhood of Teamsters ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| BLET President’s Message BY D ENNIS R. P IERCE , BLET NAT IONA L P R E SIDE N T Join us in the fight to defend your hard earned benefits ne of any Union’s retirement benefits. We have primary respon- earned our retirement ben- sibilities is to ne- efits with our own sweat and gotiate for and tears; it is not some so-called Odefend the benefits that make entitlement that the govern- union jobs the best jobs in our ment should trifle with. proud country. It is no secret The same is true of our — as all members should be Medicare benefits. I entered well aware — that the rail- the work force in 1976, eleven roads are attempting in our years after the 1965 Medicare national contract negotiations Amendment to the Social to diminish the quality of our Security Act legislatively cre- health care benefits. In fact, ated the Medicare system. As the primary reason for our and in some cases take for benefit is our Railroad Re- a result, and as with almost national freight contract not granted, are a combination tirement program.
    [Show full text]
  • 40Thanniv Ersary
    Spring 2011 • $7 95 FSharing tihe exr periencste of Fastest railways past and present & rsary nive 40th An Things Were Not the Same after May 1, 1971 by George E. Kanary D-Day for Amtrak 5We certainly did not see Turboliners in regular service in Chicago before Amtrak. This train is In mid April, 1971, I was returning from headed for St. Louis in August 1977. —All photos by the author except as noted Seattle, Washington on my favorite train to the Pacific Northwest, the NORTH back into freight service or retire. The what I considered to be an inauspicious COAST LIMITED. For nearly 70 years, friendly stewardess-nurses would find other beginning to the new service. Even the the flagship train of the Northern Pacific employment. The locomotives and cars new name, AMTRAK, was a disappoint - RR, one of the oldest named trains in the would go into the AMTRAK fleet and be ment to me, since I preferred the classier country, had closely followed the route of dispersed country wide, some even winding sounding RAILPAX, which was eliminat - the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804, up running on the other side of the river on ed at nearly the last moment. and was definitely the super scenic way to the Milwaukee Road to the Twin Cities. In addition, wasn’t AMTRAK really Seattle and Portland. My first association That was only one example of the serv - being brought into existence to eliminate with the North Coast Limited dated to ices that would be lost with the advent of the passenger train in America? Didn’t 1948, when I took my first long distance AMTRAK on May 1, 1971.
    [Show full text]
  • Northeast Corridor Chase, Maryland January 4, 1987
    PB88-916301 NATIONAL TRANSPORT SAFETY BOARD WASHINGTON, D.C. 20594 RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT REAR-END COLLISION OF AMTRAK PASSENGER TRAIN 94, THE COLONIAL AND CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION FREIGHT TRAIN ENS-121, ON THE NORTHEAST CORRIDOR CHASE, MARYLAND JANUARY 4, 1987 NTSB/RAR-88/01 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TECHNICAL REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE 1. Report No. 2.Government Accession No. 3.Recipient's Catalog No. NTSB/RAR-88/01 . PB88-916301 Title and Subtitle Railroad Accident Report^ 5-Report Date Rear-end Collision of'*Amtrak Passenger Train 949 the January 25, 1988 Colonial and Consolidated Rail Corporation Freight -Performing Organization Train ENS-121, on the Northeast Corridor, Code Chase, Maryland, January 4, 1987 -Performing Organization 7. "Author(s) ~~ Report No. Performing Organization Name and Address 10.Work Unit No. National Transportation Safety Board Bureau of Accident Investigation .Contract or Grant No. Washington, D.C. 20594 k3-Type of Report and Period Covered 12.Sponsoring Agency Name and Address Iroad Accident Report lanuary 4, 1987 NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD Washington, D. C. 20594 1*+.Sponsoring Agency Code 15-Supplementary Notes 16 Abstract About 1:16 p.m., eastern standard time, on January 4, 1987, northbound Conrail train ENS -121 departed Bay View yard at Baltimore, Mary1 and, on track 1. The train consisted of three diesel-electric freight locomotive units, all under power and manned by an engineer and a brakeman. Almost simultaneously, northbound Amtrak train 94 departed Pennsylvania Station in Baltimore. Train 94 consisted of two electric locomotive units, nine coaches, and three food service cars. In addition to an engineer, conductor, and three assistant conductors, there were seven Amtrak service employees and about 660 passengers on the train.
    [Show full text]
  • Regional Rail Service the Vermont Way
    DRAFT Regional Rail Service The Vermont Way Authored by Christopher Parker and Carl Fowler November 30, 2017 Contents Contents 2 Executive Summary 4 The Budd Car RDC Advantage 5 Project System Description 6 Routes 6 Schedule 7 Major Employers and Markets 8 Commuter vs. Intercity Designation 10 Project Developer 10 Stakeholders 10 Transportation organizations 10 Town and City Governments 11 Colleges and Universities 11 Resorts 11 Host Railroads 11 Vermont Rail Systems 11 New England Central Railroad 12 Amtrak 12 Possible contract operators 12 Dispatching 13 Liability Insurance 13 Tracks and Right-of-Way 15 Upgraded Track 15 Safety: Grade Crossing Upgrades 15 Proposed Standard 16 Upgrades by segment 16 Cost of Upgrades 17 Safety 19 Platforms and Stations 20 Proposed Stations 20 Existing Stations 22 Construction Methods of New Stations 22 Current and Historical Precedents 25 Rail in Vermont 25 Regional Rail Service in the United States 27 New Mexico 27 Maine 27 Oregon 28 Arizona and Rural New York 28 Rural Massachusetts 28 Executive Summary For more than twenty years various studies have responded to a yearning in Vermont for a regional passenger rail service which would connect Vermont towns and cities. This White Paper, commissioned by Champ P3, LLC reviews the opportunities for and obstacles to delivering rail service at a rural scale appropriate for a rural state. Champ P3 is a mission driven public-private partnership modeled on the Eagle P3 which built Denver’s new commuter rail network. Vermont’s two railroads, Vermont Rail System and Genesee & Wyoming, have experience hosting and operating commuter rail service utilizing Budd cars.
    [Show full text]
  • Chicago-South Bend-Toledo-Cleveland-Erie-Buffalo-Albany-New York Frequency Expansion Report – Discussion Draft 2 1
    Chicago-South Bend-Toledo-Cleveland-Erie-Buffalo- Albany-New York Frequency Expansion Report DISCUSSION DRAFT (Quantified Model Data Subject to Refinement) Table of Contents 1. Project Background: ................................................................................................................................ 3 2. Early Study Efforts and Initial Findings: ................................................................................................ 5 3. Background Data Collection Interviews: ................................................................................................ 6 4. Fixed-Facility Capital Cost Estimate Range Based on Existing Studies: ............................................... 7 5. Selection of Single Route for Refined Analysis and Potential “Proxy” for Other Routes: ................ 9 6. Legal Opinion on Relevant Amtrak Enabling Legislation: ................................................................... 10 7. Sample “Timetable-Format” Schedules of Four Frequency New York-Chicago Service: .............. 12 8. Order-of-Magnitude Capital Cost Estimates for Platform-Related Improvements: ............................ 14 9. Ballpark Station-by-Station Ridership Estimates: ................................................................................... 16 10. Scoping-Level Four Frequency Operating Cost and Revenue Model: .................................................. 18 11. Study Findings and Conclusions: .........................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • May 22, 2017 Volume 37
    MAY 22, 2017 ■■■■■■■■■■■ VOLUME 37 ■■■■■■■■■■ NUMBER 5 A Club in Transition 3 The Semaphore David N. Clinton, Editor-in-Chief CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Southeastern Massachusetts…………………. Paul Cutler, Jr. “The Operator”………………………………… Paul Cutler III Cape Cod News………………………………….Skip Burton Boston Globe Reporter………………………. Brendan Sheehan Boston Herald Reporter……………………… Jim South Wall Street Journal Reporter....………………. Paul Bonanno, Jack Foley Rhode Island News…………………………… Tony Donatelli Empire State News…………………………… Dick Kozlowski Amtrak News……………………………. .. Rick Sutton, Russell Buck “The Chief’s Corner”……………………… . Fred Lockhart PRODUCTION STAFF Publication………………………………… ….. Al Taylor Al Munn Jim Ferris Web Page …………………..…………………… Savery Moore Club Photographer……………………………….Joe Dumas The Semaphore is the monthly (except July) newsletter of the South Shore Model Railway Club & Museum (SSMRC) and any opinions found herein are those of the authors thereof and of the Editors and do not necessarily reflect any policies of this organization. The SSMRC, as a non-profit organization, does not endorse any position. Your comments are welcome! Please address all correspondence regarding this publication to: The Semaphore, 11 Hancock Rd., Hingham, MA 02043. ©2017 E-mail: [email protected] Club phone: 781-740-2000. Web page: www.ssmrc.org VOLUME 37 ■■■■■ NUMBER 5 ■■■■■ MAY 2017 CLUB OFFICERS BILL OF LADING President………………….Jack Foley Vice-President…….. …..Dan Peterson Chief’s Corner ...... …….….4 Treasurer………………....Will Baker A Club in Transition….…..13 Secretary……………….....Dave Clinton Contests ................ ………..4 Chief Engineer……….. .Fred Lockhart Directors……………… ...Bill Garvey (’18) Clinic……………..….…….7 ……………………….. .Bryan Miller (‘18) ……………………… ….Roger St. Peter (’17) Editor’s Notes. ….…....… .13 …………………………...Rick Sutton (‘17) Form 19 Orders .... ………..4 Members .............. ….…....14 Memories ............. .………..5 Potpourri .............. ..……….7 ON THE COVER: The first 25% of our building was Running Extra .....
    [Show full text]
  • Appendix 6-B: Chronology of Amtrak Service in Wisconsin
    Appendix 6-B: Chronology of Amtrak Service in Wisconsin May 1971: As part of its inaugural system, Amtrak operates five daily round trips in the Chicago- Milwaukee corridor over the Milwaukee Road main line. Four of these round trips are trains running exclusively between Chicago’s Union Station and Milwaukee’s Station, with an intermediate stop in Glenview, IL. The fifth round trip is the Chicago-Milwaukee segment of Amtrak’s long-distance train to the West Coast via St. Paul, northern North Dakota (e.g. Minot), northern Montana (e.g. Glacier National Park) and Spokane. Amtrak Route Train Name(s) Train Frequency Intermediate Station Stops Serving Wisconsin (Round Trips) Chicago-Milwaukee Unnamed 4 daily Glenview Chicago-Seattle Empire Builder 1 daily Glenview, Milwaukee, Columbus, Portage, Wisconsin Dells, Tomah, La Crosse, Winona, Red Wing, Minneapolis June 1971: Amtrak maintains five daily round trips in the Chicago-Milwaukee corridor and adds tri- weekly service from Chicago to Seattle via St. Paul, southern North Dakota (e.g. Bismark), southern Montana (e.g. Bozeman and Missoula) and Spokane. Amtrak Route Train Name(s) Train Frequency Intermediate Station Stops Serving Wisconsin (Round Trips) Chicago-Milwaukee Unnamed 4 daily Glenview Chicago-Seattle Empire Builder 1 daily Glenview, Milwaukee, Columbus, Portage, Wisconsin Dells, Tomah, La Crosse, Winona, Red Wing, Minneapolis Chicago-Seattle North Coast Tri-weekly Glenview, Milwaukee, Columbus, Portage, Wisconsin Hiawatha Dells, Tomah, La Crosse, Winona, Red Wing, Minneapolis 6B-1 November 1971: Daily round trip service in the Chicago-Milwaukee corridor is increased from five to seven as Amtrak adds service from Milwaukee to St.
    [Show full text]
  • C:\Users\Ed\Documents\NRHS 2017\1712 DEC RDG.Wpd
    1935 - 2017 VOLUME48NUMBER12 DISTRICT 2 - CHAPTER WEBSITE: WWW.NRHS1.ORG DECEMBER 2017 MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE LANCASTER CHAPTER, INC. N.R.H.S. Lancaster Dispatcher Page 2 December 2017 Holiday Travel THE MUTUAL MAGAZINE - FEBRUARY, 1941 With holiday travel at the highest peak in many years, officers of the Pennsylvania Railroad estimated that during the period from December 13 to December 24, inclusive, the movement over all divisions of the system totalled approximately 2,500,000 passengers, an increase of nearly 20% above 1939. Of this number 2,000,000 rode in coaches and 500,000 in Pullman sleeping and parlor cars. The period covered embraced practically all of the Christmas trek “back home” for family reunions and the heavy travel to Florida, as well as soldiers visiting their people on furloughs from the various encampments throughout the country. In handling this Christmas traffic, 1,314 extra sections and special trains were operated, in addition to many extra cars on regularly scheduled trains. The heaviest day was December 20, when 202 extra sections were required. There were 1,621 extra runs of Pullman cars, including 1,230 sleeping and 391 parlor car movements. To accommodate the tremendous demand for reservations to Florida, 12 extra coach trains, handling more than 4,000 passengers, were operated on PRR WARTIME HOLIDAY POSTER - 1942 four days from New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore, via the Washington COLLECTION OF THE EDITOR gateway, to leading Florida points. These were in addition to the regular daily luxury coach trains - the Silver Meteor, the Champion and the Vacationer - as well as extremely heavy Pullman travel.
    [Show full text]
  • Amtrak Train Collision with Maintenance-Of-Way Equipment Chester, Pennsylvania April 3, 2016
    Amtrak Train Collision with Maintenance-of-Way Equipment Chester, Pennsylvania April 3, 2016 Accident Report NTSB/RAR-17/02 National PB2018-100263 Transportation Safety Board NTSB/RAR-17/02 PB2018-100263 Notation 57150 Adopted November 14, 2017 Railroad Accident Report Amtrak Train Collision with Maintenance-of-Way Equipment Chester, Pennsylvania April 3, 2016 National Transportation Safety Board 490 L’Enfant Plaza, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20594 National Transportation Safety Board. 2017. Amtrak Train Collision with Maintenance-of-Way Equipment, Chester, Pennsylvania, April 3, 2016. NTSB/RAR-17/02. Washington, DC. Abstract: On April 3, 2016, about 7:50 a.m. eastern daylight time, southbound Amtrak train 89 (train 89) struck a backhoe with a worker inside at milepost 15.7 near Chester, Pennsylvania. The train was authorized to operate on main track 3 (track 3) at the maximum authorized speed of 110 mph. Beginning on the morning of April 1, Amtrak had scheduled track-bed restoration―ballast vacuuming—at milepost 15.7 on track 2 on the Philadelphia to Washington Line. Track 2 had to be taken out of service between control points Baldwin (milepost 11.7) and Hook (milepost 16.8) for the 55 hour duration of the project. As train 89 approached milepost 15.7, the locomotive engineer saw equipment and workers on and near track 3 and initiated an emergency brake application. The train speed was 106 mph before the emergency brake application and 99 mph when it struck the backhoe. Two roadway workers were killed, and 39 other people were injured. Amtrak estimated property damages to be $2.5 million.
    [Show full text]
  • Hiawatha Service, Travel Time Is 92-95 Minutes
    10/3/2018 Chicago – Milwaukee Intercity Passenger Rail Corridor Past, Present, and Future Arun Rao, Passenger Rail Manager Wisconsin Department of Transportation Elliot Ramos, Passenger Rail Engineer Illinois Department of Transportation MIIPRC 2018 Annual Meeting Milwaukee 10/8/2018 2 1 10/3/2018 1945 80 round trips daily between Milwaukee and Chicago operated on three railroads: • Milwaukee Road • Chicago‐ Northwestern • North Shore Line Chicago-Milwaukee Passenger Rail: The Past MIPRC Annual Meeting 2018d Milwaukee10/6/2016 3 Milwaukee-Chicago Passenger Rail: The Past Amtrak: The 1970s • 1971: Amtrak begins service with 5 round‐ trips, 2 of which continue to St. Louis • 1973: The St. Louis through service is discontinued • 1975: One of the five round‐trips extends to Detroit • 1975: Turboliner equipment is introduced • 1977: Detroit run‐through is eliminated • 1977 – 1979: Chicago – Twin Cities regional train is added (Twin Cities Hiawatha) 10/6/2016 d 4 MIPRC Annual Meeting 2018 Milwaukee 2 10/3/2018 Milwaukee-Chicago Passenger Rail: The Past Amtrak: The 1980s • 1981: • Service reduced to 2 round-trips daily • Turboliners are eliminated, Amfleets are introduced. • 1984: • Service increased to 3 round-trips daily • 1989: • Amtrak, WI, and IL launch a 2 year demonstration project with states funding 2 additional roundtrips for a total of 5. Amtrak operates 3 without assistance. • The service is renamed Hiawatha Service, travel time is 92-95 minutes. • Horizon coach cars are introduced. 10/6/2016 d 5 MIPRC Annual Meeting 2018 Milwaukee
    [Show full text]