RAILforum: Fun in the drifts......

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Posted by grin (Member # 7169) on :

Hey, the story here is that Amtrak's Pere Marquette
took 15 hours to get from Chicago to Grand Rapids,MI
due to one of our lovely Mid-West blizzards. I believe this trip usually takes 3 hours or so. They were stuck or whatever several times and one guy even made a jump for it just north of Holland MI. (the train was not moving) and swam through drifts to a local fast food joint. I don't know how to link but you can access any local paper here i.e. Grand Rapids Press or Holland Sentinel, for the lowdown. Geez, crazy.

Posted by Gilbert B Norman (Member # 1541) on :

Your wish is my command:
http://www.hollandsentinel.com/news/x1060482781/Amtrak-train-delayed-on-tracks-north-of-Holland-for-several-hours

Posted by CG96 (Member # 1408) on :

You would think that someone at CSX or The State of Michigan would have one or more of these: Russell snow plow, from the Mid Continent Railway Museum.

Or a Rotary unit: Oregon Short Line #762, from the same source.

Posted by grin (Member # 7169) on :

Thank you very much Mr. Norman, and have a very nice Christmas.

Posted by train lady (Member # 3920) on :

After reading the comments on the story in the Grand Rapids Press I wondered about the person who will never travel Amtrak again. Would he/she rather fly and spend several nights on the floor of the airport waiting for a cancelled flight.? Will they fly again. I can never understand why people put up with so much from the airlines and complain about every little thing about the trains.