Chris' Travelogues & Photos - November 2004 PDX Report

November 2004 PDX Report

Empire Builder: 57, 66, 74, 78, 79, 88, 95, 122, 125, 130, 138, 141, 152, 153, 155, 157, 161, 167, 168, 171, 177, 181, 187, 188, 200, 511

Coast Starlight: 22, 42, 54, 100, 112, 113, 114, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 184, 187, 451, 469, 470, 500, 509

Cascades: 171, 451, 454, 455, 466, 467, 468, 469, 470, 507, 509

DAY/DATE TRAIN 11 SB Coast Starlight ar: 14:05 dp: 14:25 TRAIN 14 NB Coast Starlight ar: 15:40 dp: 16:05 TRAIN 27/28 EB & WB Empire Builder ar: 10:10 dp: 16:45

MON 11.01.04 117/116 ar: 13:57 +8m dp: 14:25 OT 187/119 ar: 16:04 -24m dp: 16:18 -13m -171/+511 ar: 09:49 +21m dp: 16:45 OT

TUE 11.02.04 187/119 ar: 13:55 +10m dp: 14:36 -11m 112/118 ar: 19:00 -3h 20m dp: 19:12 -3h 7m 78 ar: 09:50 +20m dp: 16:51 -6m

WED 11.03.04 112/118 ar: 13:52 +13m dp: 14:27 -2m 120/113 ar: 15:35 +5m dp: 16:05 OT 167 ar: 10:19 -9m dp: 16:45 OT

THU 11.04.04 120/113 ar: 14:06 -1m dp: 14:48 -23m 117/116 ar: 16:14 -34m dp: 16:25 -20m 74 ar: 09:40 +30m dp: 16:45 OT

FRI 11.05.04 117/116 ar: 13:58 +7m dp: 14:28 -3m 22/119 ar: 15:40 OT dp: 16:05 OT 57 ar: 09:45 +25m dp: 16:45 OT

SAT 11.06.04 22/119 ar: 14:11 -6m dp: 14:29 -4m 114/118 ar: 15:40 OT dp: 16:05 OT 95 ar: 10:49 -39m dp: 16:45 OT

SUN 11.07.04 114/118 ar: 14:08 -3m dp: 14:25 OT 120/113 ar: 15:21 +19m dp: 16:05 OT 168 ar: 09:39 +31m dp: 16:45 OT

MON 11.08.04 120/113/171 ar: 14:10 -5m dp: 14:46 -21m 42/116 ar: 15:33 +7m dp: 16:05 OT 177 ar: 09:45 +25m dp: 16:45 OT

TUE 11.09.04 42/116 ar: 13:48 -17m dp: 14:25 OT 54/119 ar: 19:20 -3h 40m dp: 19:32 -3h 27m 161/-188 ar: 09:39 +31m dp: 16:45 OT

WED 11.10.04 54/119/470 ar: N/A dp: N/A 114/118 ar: N/A dp: N/A -191/+188 ar: 09:55 +15m dp: N/A

THU 11.11.04 114/118 ar: N/A dp: N/A 120/113 ar: N/A dp: N/A 79 ar: 09:55 +15m dp: N/A

FRI 11.12.04 120/113 ar: 13:48 +17m dp: 14:25 OT 42/116 ar: 16:17 -37m dp: 16:35 -30m 66 ar: ?? dp: 16:45 OT

SAT 11.13.04 42/116 ar: 14:20 -15m dp: 14:40 -15m 117/119 ar: 16:55 -1h 15m dp: 17:12 -1h 7m 122 ar: 09:36 +34m dp: 16:45 OT

SUN 11.14.04 117/119 ar: 13:48 +17m dp: 14:25 OT 114/118 ar: 18:10 -2h 30m dp: 18:27 -2h 22m 130 ar: 09:37 +33m dp: 16:45 OT

MON 11.15.04 ???/??? ar: 14:01 +4m dp: 14:44 -19m 120/470 ar: 15:47 -7m dp: 16:05 OT ??? ar: 10:01 +9m dp: 16:45 OT

TUE 11.16.04 120/509/451 ar: 14:28 -23m dp: 14:47 -22m 113/116 ar: 19:57 -4h 17m dp: 20:12 -4h 7m 187 ar: 10:00 +10m dp: 16:45 OT

WED 11.17.04 113/116 ar: 14:01 +4m dp: 14:27 -2m 117/119 ar: 18:37 -2h 57m dp: 18:53 -2h 48m 152/181 ar: 09:47 +23m dp: 16:45 OT

THU 11.18.04 117/119 ar: 14:22 -17m dp: 14:48 -23m 118/500 ar: 19:10 -3h 30m dp: 19:23 -3h 18m 157 ar: 09:50 +20m dp: 16:45 OT

FRI 11.19.04 118/500 ar: 13:49 +16m dp: 14:25 OT 120/509 ar: 21:15 -5h 35m dp: 21:38 -5h 33m 88 ar: 09:50 +20m dp: 16:47 -2m

SAT 11.20.04 120/100 ar: 14:08 -3m dp: 14:31 -6m 113/116 ar: 16:15 -35m dp: 16:30 -25m 200 ar: 09:37 +33m dp: 16:47 -2m

SUN 11.21.04 113/116 ar: ??? dp: ??? 117/119 ar: ??? dp: ??? 138 ar: ??? dp: ???

MON 11.22.04 117/119 ar: 14:02 +3m dp: 14:25 OT 118/500 ar: 16:34 -54m dp: 16:50 -45m 57 ar: 09:53 +17m dp: 16:48 -3m

TUE 11.23.04 184/118 ar: 14:03 +2m dp: 14:25 OT 120/100 ar: 18:30 -2h 50m dp: 18:50 -2h 45m 141 ar: 09:45 +25m dp: 16:45 OT

WED 11.24.04 120/100 ar: 14:50 -45m dp: 15:15 -50m 116/114 ar: 17:44 -2h 4m dp: 18:18 -2h 13m 161/141 ar: 10:03 +7m dp: ???

THU 11.25.04 116/114 ar: 13:59 +6m dp: 14:31 -6m 117/119 ar: 17:56 -2h 16m dp: 18:20 -2h 15m 153 ar: 14:10 -4h dp: 18:30 -1h 45m

FRI 11.26.04 117/119 ar: 13:51 +14m dp: 14:25 OT 118/184 ar: 17:45 -2h 5m dp: 18:10 -2h 5m 141/125 ar: ??? dp: 16:45 OT

SAT 11.27.04 118/184 ar: 14:35 -30m dp: 15:02 -57m 120/100 ar: 18:55 -3h 15m dp: 19:12 -3h 7m 155 ar: ??? dp: 16:45 OT

SUN 11.28.04 ???/??? ar: 14:08 -3m dp: 14:25 OT ???/??? ar: 17:58 -2h 18m dp: 18:18 -2h 13m ??? ar: ANNULLED dp: ANNULLED

MON 11.29.04 ???/??? ar: 14:08 -3m dp: 14:31 -6m ???/??? ar: 19:21 -3h 41m dp: 19:50 -3h 45m ??? ar: 11:17 -1h 7m dp: ???

TUE 11.30.04 ???/??? ar: 14:26 -21m dp: 14:50 -25m ???/??? ar: 17:44 -2h 4m dp: 18:20 -2h 15m ??? ar: ??? dp: 16:45 OT

Notes

11.01.2004: Inbound Empire Builder with P42DC 171 was bad-ordered due to no sanding valve. It seemed to have disappeared, so 171 was set out to Track 1, and the P32-8BWH 511 filled in for #28.

11.02.2004: The Coast Starlight #14 arriving into Portland was involved in a train-vs-truck collision just miles away from Salinas, California. The truck driver, as usual, was at fault, and the locomotive (unknown number at this time) had cosmetic damage. No serious injuries or derailment, train continued on.

11.03.2004: Cascades #508 of today, running Portland-to-Seattle had P42DC 171 pushing the trainset. The F59PHI 454 on yesterday's #504(02) was bad-ordered due to severe flat spots on the wheels, a U.P. freight engine was used, but derailed by the time the train made it out of Eugene. That train was annulled, and train #507(NOV02) was annulled in Portland, turned to run as #508(02) to Seattle. The UP locomotive pushed the Talgo train for today's #504(03) Eugene-to-Portland, where the repaired P42DC 171 filled in.

11.09.2004: Coast Starlight #14 with locomotives 54/119 was involved in an incident just north of Eugene, Oregon. A person committed suicide by walking along the tracks, and remaining there when Amtrak came.

11.10.2004: Empire Builder came in with defective P42DC #191, will be replaced by the P42 #188 that was dropped off here for the American Orient Express.

Last modified: 11.27.2004