by NortheastTrainMan
What exactly do signal problems entail? Are they displaying incorrect aspects? Not turning on at all?
Cab signals malfunctioning? All of the above?
After reading about these delays and narrowly missing them, the universe decided it was my time to experience one of Amtrak’s infamous “signal Issues" yesterday July 3, 2023.
I have a YouTube video you can watch to follow along: https://youtu.be/Nw0tiw0s8hI
Timestamps are available so you can skip around.
Sidenote, can someone assist with embedding YouTube videos?
I tried to but I got a message saying "You cannot use certain BBCodes: "
I was on Amtrak Keystone Service 609. All was swell until arguably BERGEN interlocking, where we began slowing down. I didn’t sweat anything because I thought maybe a NJT train was diverging and we’d overtake it at Secaucus. But, we never overtook anything. We came to a halt at DOCK interlocking behind a NJT train.
We moved up to the DOCK drawbridge right outside of Newark Penn and waited for quite some time.
A number of NJT trains passed us slowly and platformed on track 4.
For a surprise, a westbound Acela arrived on TRACK 2, first time seeing a westbound train use that track.
From there, our track pathing (if you call it that) was weird. We diverged from 3 to 2 at CLIFF, then back to 3 at HUNTER.
We stopped at LANE interlocking and a few NJT trains passed us. We wound up catching up and passing them around Elizabeth and ELMORA.
Then we switched over to 4 at ELMORA, then finally back to 3 at the western end of FAIR after leaving Trenton.
The stretch between DOCK & LINCOLN was start & stop with restricting speed. Once we hit LINCOLN we picked up track speed, and maintained around 100 MPH.
I noticed between ELMORA & FAIR, literally every train was only on 1 or 4. Like 2 & 3 were OOS.
We departed NYP at 12:54PM and arrived in PHL at 5:15PM.
But here’s the good news, you can read about it (here & it's all over the news) and / or skip through my video.
I had to sit there for 4+ hrs. I’m not upset at all, and made the best of the situation.
But I do realize 99% of the passengers didn’t share my sentiment, and I understand as I’ve been in their shoes before.
Anyways, if anyone could shed some light (preferably position light, but color position works too ) on Amtrak’s signal issues and what they entail, I’d appreciate it.
Also, if the moderators feel the need to move this thread into the "delays" one, feel free.
I made this one because I was more interested in what "signal issues" entail than the delays themselves.
Cab signals malfunctioning? All of the above?
After reading about these delays and narrowly missing them, the universe decided it was my time to experience one of Amtrak’s infamous “signal Issues" yesterday July 3, 2023.
I have a YouTube video you can watch to follow along: https://youtu.be/Nw0tiw0s8hI
Timestamps are available so you can skip around.
Sidenote, can someone assist with embedding YouTube videos?
I tried to but I got a message saying "You cannot use certain BBCodes: "
I was on Amtrak Keystone Service 609. All was swell until arguably BERGEN interlocking, where we began slowing down. I didn’t sweat anything because I thought maybe a NJT train was diverging and we’d overtake it at Secaucus. But, we never overtook anything. We came to a halt at DOCK interlocking behind a NJT train.
We moved up to the DOCK drawbridge right outside of Newark Penn and waited for quite some time.
A number of NJT trains passed us slowly and platformed on track 4.
For a surprise, a westbound Acela arrived on TRACK 2, first time seeing a westbound train use that track.
From there, our track pathing (if you call it that) was weird. We diverged from 3 to 2 at CLIFF, then back to 3 at HUNTER.
We stopped at LANE interlocking and a few NJT trains passed us. We wound up catching up and passing them around Elizabeth and ELMORA.
Then we switched over to 4 at ELMORA, then finally back to 3 at the western end of FAIR after leaving Trenton.
The stretch between DOCK & LINCOLN was start & stop with restricting speed. Once we hit LINCOLN we picked up track speed, and maintained around 100 MPH.
I noticed between ELMORA & FAIR, literally every train was only on 1 or 4. Like 2 & 3 were OOS.
We departed NYP at 12:54PM and arrived in PHL at 5:15PM.
But here’s the good news, you can read about it (here & it's all over the news) and / or skip through my video.
I had to sit there for 4+ hrs. I’m not upset at all, and made the best of the situation.
But I do realize 99% of the passengers didn’t share my sentiment, and I understand as I’ve been in their shoes before.
Anyways, if anyone could shed some light (preferably position light, but color position works too ) on Amtrak’s signal issues and what they entail, I’d appreciate it.
Also, if the moderators feel the need to move this thread into the "delays" one, feel free.
I made this one because I was more interested in what "signal issues" entail than the delays themselves.
As evidenced by my username, I'm a Man who's a fan of trains in the Northeast US.
Check out my YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@northeasttrainman for various Train Videos, both virtual & real life.
Be good & cheers.
Check out my YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@northeasttrainman for various Train Videos, both virtual & real life.
Be good & cheers.