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The Blue Comet wrote:Am a retired Airline pilot who also spent 30 years flying large Air Force Transports (C-141, KC-10's) and was always in the publics eyes in evacuation or large scale WX events. I keep reflecting on the incredible effort during the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 and the failed attempt to rescue so many standee in the Keys. I can't help wondering why Amtrac didn't have countless evacuation trains running North out of South Florida. What a shame. A Federally subsidized interest going to waste
Amtrak will suspend services in Florida due to severe weather impacting the southeast region.
The Silver Star Train 92 and Silver Meteor Train 98 (Miami - New York City) are cancelled for Sept. 9 - 11.
The Silver Star Train 91 (New York City - Miami) and Silver Meteor Train 97 (New York City - Miami) are cancelled for Sept. 8 - 10.
The Auto Train 53 (Lorton, Va. - Sanford, Fla.) is cancelled for Friday, Sept.8, and Saturday, Sept. 9. The Auto Train 52 (Sanford, Fla. - Lorton, Va.) is cancelled on Sept. 9 - 11.
The Palmetto Train 89 (New York City - Savannah, Ga.,) is cancelled from Sept. 9 - 12.
The Palmetto Train 90 (Savannah, Ga., - New York City) is cancelled from 10 -13.
No alternate transportation will be provided.
The Blue Comet wrote:Am a retired Airline pilot who also spent 30 years flying large Air Force Transports (C-141, KC-10's) and was always in the publics eyes in evacuation or large scale WX events. I keep reflecting on the incredible effort during the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 and the failed attempt to rescue so many standee in the Keys. I can't help wondering why Amtrac didn't have countless evacuation trains running North out of South Florida. What a shame. A Federally subsidized interest going to waste
The Air Force Transports were likely:mmi16 wrote:The Blue Comet wrote:Where were the Air Force Transports in moving evacuees from the multiple airports in the South Florida area? A Federal interest going to waste?
ccutler wrote:Miami has plenty of commuter trains, which could have kept running north to Georgia with loads of evacuees.
..It appears that this topic is where most of the discussion using rail transport as an evacuation resource is moving forth.
Likely not the best of times to put this thought on the table (especially here where "worst case Irma effect" will be "scattered showers" come about Wednesday), but I have to wonder, could the Florida passenger carrying railroads "done more" to evacuate.
Nothing has been reported to suggest that Amtrak did more than operate normal consists on 92(9) and 98(9) and then say "that's all folks". Tri and Sun Rails just ran normal service and both AAF and Auto Train simply secured their equipment.
You'd think that 92 and 98 could have been augmented with maybe three additional coaches by cleaning out the back shops. Auto Train passenger equipment could have been deadheaded to Miami and load up.
While likely AAF equipment would have needed help from FEC power (the SC-44 just generating HEP), it still represented seats.
Any of these thoughts would have simply been "going to war with the Army you have".
With Irma gone, the MMQB-ing begins. Just some thoughts along those lines.
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