April 2005 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 04.01.05	116-153 ar: 14:44 -39m dp: 15:02 -37m	115-114 ar: 19:55 -4h 15m dp: 20:09 -4h 4m	168 ar: 09:50 +20m dp: 16:45 OT
SAT 04.02.05	115-114 ar: 14:35 -30m dp: 14:55 -30m	119-117 ar: 16:50 -1h 10m dp: 17:05 -1h	162 ar: 11:02 -52m dp: 16:45 OT
SUN 04.03.05	119-117 ar: 14:22 -17m dp: 14:49 -24m	144-113-112 ar: 01:22 -9h 42m dp: 01:39 -9h 34m	163 ar: DERAILED dp: BUS TO SPK
MON 04.04.05	144-113-112 ar: 18:30 -4h 25m dp: 18:58 -4h 33m	116-118-467 ar: 20:16 -4h 36m dp: 20:38 -4h 33m	ANNULLED ar: BUS FROM SPK dp: BUS TO SPK
TUE 04.05.05	116-118 ar: 14:57 -52m dp: 15:37 -1h 12m	115-114 ar: 19:00 -3h 20m dp: 19:19 -3h 14m	ANNULLED ar: BUS FROM SPK dp: BUS TO SPK
WED 04.06.05	115-114 ar: 14:28 -23m dp: 14:48 -23m	181-117 ar: 17:45 -2h 5m dp: 17:57 -1h 52m	87 ar: 12:15 -2h 5m dp: 16:45 OT
THU 04.07.05	181-117 ar: 14:18 -13m dp: 14:39 -14m	144-113 ar: 20:20 -4h 40m dp: 20:36 -4h 31m	173 ar: 10:40 -30m dp: 16:45 OT
FRI 04.08.05	144-113 ar: 13:55 +10m dp: 14:25 OT	116-118 ar: 18:20 -2h 40m dp: 18:49 -2h 44m	162 ar: 18:50 -8h 40m dp: 20:56 -4h 11m
SAT 04.09.05	116-118-(470) ar: 14:58 -53m dp: 15:21 -56m	115-114 ar: 20:38 -4h 58m dp: 21:07 -5h 02m	177 ar: 12:50 -2h 40m dp: 16:45 OT
SUN 04.10.05	115-114 ar: 14:30 -25m dp: 14:47 -22m	181-507 ar: 17:25 -1h 45m dp: 17:43 -1h 38m	88 ar: 10:56 -46m dp: 16:59 -14m
MON 04.11.05	181-507 ar: 14:46 -41m dp: 15:01 -36m	117-113 ar: 19:00 -3h 20m dp: 19:26 -3h 21m	87 ar: 10:10 OT dp: ANNULLED
TUE 04.12.05	117-113 ar: 14:14 -9m dp: 15:06 -41m	116-119-470 ar: 17:45 -2h 05m dp: 18:00 -1h 55m	87 ar: ANNULLED dp: 18:49 -2h 04m
WED 04.13.05	116-119 ar: 14:44 -39m dp: 15:03 -38m	115-114 ar: 21:25 -5h 45m dp: 21:35 -5h 30m	162 ar: 10:40 -30m dp: 16:45 OT
THU 04.14.05	115-114 ar: 14:18 -13m dp: 14:40 -15m	181-120 ar: 17:28 -1h 48m dp: 17:38 -1h 33m	N/A ar: BUS FROM SPK dp: BUS TO SPK
FRI 04.15.05	181-120 ar: 14:13 -8m dp: 14:34 -9m	117-507 ar: 20:08 -4h 28m dp: 20:23 -4h 18m	188 ar: 10:50 -40m dp: 16:57 -12m
SAT 04.16.05	117-507 ar: 14:20 -15m dp: 14:41 -16m	116-119 ar: 19:40 -4h dp: 19:50 -3h 45m	182 ar: 10:07 +3m dp: 16:45 OT
SUN 04.17.05	116-119 ar: 14:16 -11m dp: 14:43 -18m	113-114-456 ar: 16:27 -47m dp: 16:48 -43m	185 ar: 10:15 -5m dp: 16:45 OT
MON 04.18.05	113-114-455 ar: 14:23 -18m dp: 14:57 -32m	134-120 ar: 16:17 -37m dp: 16:34 -29m	162 ar: 10:19 -9m dp: 16:45 OT
TUE 04.19.05	134-120 ar: 14:07 -2m dp: 14:28 -3m	117-507 ar: 18:07 -2h 27m dp: 18:25 -2h 20m	131 ar: 10:52 -42m dp: 16:45 OT
WED 04.20.05	117-507 ar: 14:19 -14m dp: 14:42 -17m	??? ar: 16:12 -32m dp: 16:25 -20m	137 ar: 09:50 +20m dp: 16:45 OT
THU 04.21.05	116-119 ar: 14:12 -7m dp: 14:43 -18m	??? ar: 15:47 -7m dp: 16:05 OT	162 ar: 09:48 +22m dp: 16:45 OT
FRI 04.22.05	112-115 ar: 13:56 -9m dp: 14:30 -5m	118-120 ar: 17:59 -2h 19m dp: 18:22 -2h 17m	92 ar: 10:25 -15m dp: 16:45 OT
SAT 04.23.05	118-120 ar: 14:19 -14m dp: 14:36 -11m	117-114 ar: 16:25 -45m dp: 16:43 -38m	90 ar: 11:05 -55m dp: 16:45 OT
SUN 04.24.05	117-63 ar: 15:07 -1h 2m dp: 15:30 -1h 5m	116-62 ar: 17:15 -1h 35m dp: 17:47 -1h 42m	131 ar: 09:37 +33m dp: 16:45 OT
MON 04.25.05	116-62 ar: 14:18 -13m dp: 14:34 -9m	121-112-115 ar: 21:53 -6h 13m dp: 23:07 -7h 2m	137 ar: 10:24 -14m dp: 16:45 OT
TUE 04.26.05	162-114-115 (162 added) ar: 16:00 -1h 55m dp: 16:30 -2h 5m	118-467 ar: N/A dp: N/A	162 in / 452 out ar: 09:52 +18m dp: 17:17 -32m
WED 04.27.05	112-118 ar: 16:08 -2h 3m dp: 16:32 -2h 7m	113-204 ar: 16:45 -1h 5m dp: 18:57 -2h 52m	158-452 in / 158 out ar: 10:00 +10m dp: 17:05 -20m
THU 04.28.05	113-204 ar: 14:00 +5m dp: 14:40 -15m	120-62 ar: 17:50 -2h 10m dp: 18:03 -1h 58m	181 ar: 10:03 +7m dp: 16:45 OT
FRI 04.29.05	120-62 ar: 14:33 -31m dp: 14:49 -24m	117-116 ar: N/A dp: N/A	183 ar: N/A dp: 16:53 -8m
SAT 04.30.05	116-117 ar: 14:39 -37m dp: 14:59 -34m	112-118 ar: 17:40 -2h dp: 17:52 -1h 47m	137 ar: 10:10 OT dp: 16:45 OT

04.03.2005: The Empire Builder #27 westbound from Spokane, WA to Portland, OR derailed in Home Valley, WA. The cause of derailment is unknown, and early reports indicated no fatalities.

04.08.2005: Holy cow, the Empire Builder ride really sucked today for everyone, it arrives into Portland over 8 and 1/2 hours late! No, it's not mechanical... No, not freight interference... It was late getting out of Portland, arrived to Pasco REALLY late, and rules are that the engineer must get at least 8 hours of sleep. So, when the westbound arrives to Pasco, they had to wait a loooong time for the engineer to get its rest. Hope the passengers were able to detrain and roam about.

04.11.2005: This is going to be a bad month for the Empire Builder, today's outbound was annulled due to engine problems with locomotive 87.

04.12.2005: The Empire Builder departing Chicago on the 12th derailed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin -- That train won't be splitting its consist in Spokane, and the Portland-bound cars will remain on the train for Seattle... Portland passengers will be bussed Spokane-Portland and vice versa. In order to replace components in the bad-ordered 87 from yesterday, the mechanical crew robbed parts off the wrecked 163 from last week's Columbia Gorge derailment (which is still at the site). Displaced passengers were bussed between PDX and SPK.

04.26.2005: The 114 and 115 both had locomotive problems since starting out in Seattle, 114 was a fuel issue, and 115 had a few electric problems. The 162 was removed from the Empire Builder to go out on the Starlight, the F59 on train #508 took the Empire Builder out, and the F59 on train #507 took the #508 to Seattle. Train #507 was left without a locomotive in PDX, resulting in bustitution to Eugene and back on tomorrow's train #504. Further south, the Starlight ended up having a UP locomotive added to the point.