Monday, January 10, 2005
Amtrak stuck in snow, buses to rescue
This weekend's blizzard in the Sierra Nevada caused one car of Amtrak's eastbound California Zephyr to derail in near Donner Pass. That train was able to detatch the derailed car and head back to Sacramento. But the derailed car blocked the westbound train, which terminated at Reno. Fortunately, Amtrak was able to move the 140 passengers on that train by bus to Sacramento and Oakland.
So much for trains being "all-weather transportation."
(After clicking on the link to the news story, go about half-way down the page to read about the train.)
So much for trains being "all-weather transportation."
(After clicking on the link to the news story, go about half-way down the page to read about the train.)
Comments:
Amtrak didn't suffer any problems in the NEC. I guess you didn't read all the CARS that were stuck in that blizzard. There weren't any fatalities with Amtrak but not so for those where driving.
Next time, take the train. It's safer. ;-)
Next time, take the train. It's safer. ;-)
I'm with anonymous #1 on this. We had ONE INCH of snow this morning and a tractor trailer jack-knifed and had two cars stuck underneath it. Bottom line, the highway was shut down at rush hour. Turns out cars aren't "all-weather transportation." I'm sure the folks that were crushed under the semi would rather be taking light rail to work, especially on days like today. Too bad they don't have that option.
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