October 2004 PDX Report

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
FRI 10.01.04	112/155 *note 1* ar: 14:41 -36m dp: 18:34 -4h 9m	114/118 ar: 18:52 -3h 12m dp: 19:14 -3h 9m	194 ar: 09:55 +15m dp: 17:08 -23m
SAT 10.02.04	114/118 *note 2* ar: 14:04 +1m dp: 14:25 OT	???/??? ar: 16:17 -37m dp: 16:30 -25m	??? ar: 10:58 -48m dp: 16:45 OT
SUN 10.03.04	86/119 ar: 13:57 +8m dp: 15:07 -42m	60/117/116 ar: 16:40 -1h dp: 16:58 -53m	1 ar: 09:58 +12m dp: 16:45 OT
MON 10.04.04	???/??? ar: 14:00 +5m dp: 14:25 OT	112/113/467 *note 3* ar: 15:33 +7m dp: 16:05 OT	??? ar: 09:40 +30m dp: 16:45 OT
TUE 10.05.04	112/113 ar: 13:55 +10m dp: 14:25 OT	115/118 ar: 16:20 -40m dp: 16:34 -29m	??? ar: 09:54 +16m dp: 16:45 OT
WED 10.06.04	115/118 ar: 13:48 +17m dp: 14:25 OT	86/119 ar: 15:53 -13m dp: 16:10 -5m	66 ar: 10:55 -45m dp: 16:45 OT
THU 10.07.04	86/119/468 ar: 13:58 +7m dp: 14:25 OT	117/116 ar: 16:28 -48m dp: 16:40 -35m	89 ar: 10:00 +10m dp: 16:45 OT
FRI 10.08.04	117/116 ar: 13:45 +20m dp: 14:25 OT	112/113 ar: 16:18 -38m dp: 16:39 -34m	42 ar: 09:40 +30m dp: 16:55 -10m
SAT 10.09.04	112/113 ar: 13:54 +11m dp: 14:25 OT	115/118 ar: 16:30 -50m dp: 16:43 -38m	1 ar: 10:07 +3m dp: 16:45 OT
SUN 10.10.04	115/118 ar: 13:50 +15m dp: 14:25 OT	86/114 ar: 15:28 +12m dp: 16:05 OT	156 ar: 09:40 +30m dp: 16:45 OT
MON 10.11.04	86/114 ar: 13:48 +17m dp: 14:25 OT	117/116 ar: 16:16 -36m dp: 16:31 -26m	173 ar: 09:57 +13m dp: 16:45 OT
TUE 10.12.04	117/116 ar: 14:05 OT dp: 14:25 OT	112/113 ar: 15:31 +9m dp: 16:05 OT	177 ar: 09:38 +32m dp: 16:45 OT
WED 10.13.04	509/113 ar: 14:00 +5m dp: 14:27 -2m	115/118 ar: 16:43 -1h 3m dp: 16:58 -53m	198 ar: 13:02 -2h 52m dp: 16:45 OT
THU 10.14.04	115/118 ar: 13:52 +13m dp: 14:34 -9m	86/114 ar: 18:13 -2h 33m dp: 18:25 -2h 20m	??? ar: 11:04 -54m dp: 16:45 OT
FRI 10.15.04	86/114 ar: 13:57 +8m dp: 14:25 OT	117/116 ar: 15:40 OT dp: 16:07 -2m	168 ar: 09:50 +20m dp: 16:45 OT
SAT 10.16.04	117/116 ar: 13:55 +10m dp: 14:25 OT	509/113/468 ar: 16:49 -1h 9m dp: 17:13 -1h 8m	183 ar: 10:55 -45m dp: 16:45 OT
SUN 10.17.04	112/113 ar: 13:47 +18m dp: 14:25 OT	115/118 ar: 17:24 -1h 44m dp: 17:49 -1h 44m	99 ar: 13:58 -3h 48m dp: 16:51 -6m
MON 10.18.04	115/118 ar: 14:10 -5m dp: 14:32 -7m	120/114 ar: 17:28 -1h 48m dp: 17:41 -1h 36m	180 ar: 10:25 -15m dp: 16:45 OT
TUE 10.19.04	120/114 ar: 13:45 +20m dp: 14:25 OT	117/116/455 ar: 17:53 -2h 13m dp: 18:10 -2h 5m	121 ar: 09:49 +21m dp: 16:45 OT
WED 10.20.04	117/116 ar: 13:57 +8m dp: 14:37 -12m	187/113 ar: 16:44 -1h 4m dp: 16:59 -54m	81 ar: 09:52 +18m dp: 16:45 OT
THU 10.21.04	-511/187/113 *note 4* ar: 13:59 +6m dp: 14:28 -3m	115/118 ar: 16:34 -54m dp: 16:50 -45m	157 ar: 09:52 +18m dp: 16:45 OT
FRI 10.22.04	115/118/470 ar: 13:54 +11m dp: 14:25 OT	120/114 ar: 17:58 -2h 18m dp: 18:21 -2h 16m	160 ar: 10:28 -18m dp: 16:45 OT
SAT 10.23.04	120/114 ar: 13:55 +10m dp: 14:31 -6m	117/119 ar: 15:54 -14m dp: 16:07 -2m	160 ar: 09:58 +12m dp: 16:45 OT
SUN 10.24.04	117/119 ar: 13:50 +15m dp: 14:30 -5m	187/113/468 ar: 16:40 -1h dp: 17:26 -1h 21m	135 ar: 11:16 -1h 6m dp: 17:04 -19m
MON 10.25.04	187/113 ar: 14:01 +4m dp: 14:25 OT	115/118 ar: 19:49 -4h 9m dp: 20:05 -4h	166 ar: 09:41 +29m dp: 16:45 OT
TUE 10.26.04	115/118 ar: 14:06 -1m dp: 14:25 OT	120/114/470 ar: 16:06 -26m dp: 16:17 -12m	196 ar: 12:26 -2h 26m dp: 16:45 OT
WED 10.27.04	120/114 ar: 14:27 -22m dp: 14:47 -22m	117/80/451 ar: 17:29 -1h 49m dp: 17:47 -1h 42m	139 ar: 09:59 +11m dp: 16:45 OT
THU 10.28.04	117/80/469 ar: 13:47 +18m dp: 14:25 OT	187/119 ar: 15:41 -1m dp: 16:05 OT	202 ar: 09:53 +17m dp: 16:45 OT
FRI 10.29.04	187/119 ar: ??:?? dp: ??:??	115/118 ar: ??:?? dp: ??:??	95 ar: ??:?? dp: ??:??
SAT 10.30.04	115/118 ar: 13:56 +9m dp: 15:08 -43m	120/114 ar: 16:46 -1h 6m dp: 17:05 -1h	162 ar: 09:51 +19m dp: 16:45 OT
SUN 10.31.04	120/114 ar: 13:48 +17m dp: 14:28 -3m	117/116 ar: 16:49 -1h 9m dp: 17:04 -59m	198 ar: 09:53 +17m dp: 16:57 -12m

#1 October 1st, 2004: Coast Starlight #11 with 155 leading the 112 had its window smashed by a rock near Tenino, Washington. Engineer was unhurt, proceeded to Portland Union Station. P32-8BWH 511 was Portland's protect power to be used on the lead of the Starlight, but it didn't pass its mandated air test. Crew uncoupled the 155/112 to wye them at East Portland Junction, and once over there, the Steel Bridge let a few boats go through, and UP wouldn't give them the signal until a couple hours later. Finally, the 112/155 came back to Union Station, and waited for Cascades #507 to depart ahead of them. Due to limited track space, the 507 had to wait for the Empire Builder to depart from track 4, and then let off 150+ passengers that had to walk through one of the Starlight Sleepers since the train was on track 3. All this because of some idiot kids up in Washington...

#2 October 2nd, 2004: This train would eventually have problems in Cascades Pass between Eugene and Klamath Falls. Loco 114 spewed oil all over inside the locomotive, was shut down and a UP freight unit added to the point. Eventually, the UP unit would be cut off in Oakland, and be replaced by an Amtrak locomotive.

#3 October 4th, 2004: Cascades Green F59PHI #467 returns from Los Angeles after spending a month down there. It blew out its turbo while in Cascades service, and went to L.A. for the major repair work.

#4 October 21st, 2004: The P32-8BWH #511 returned to Portland from Seattle on train #11. It has gone out on the Empire Builder a couple times, but not every run was detected.