Amtrak stuck in snow since Sunday

[Greg_Lewis]

Well, here's a ride they won't forget. The Coast Starlight has been stuck in the mountains south of Eugene since Sunday. At least Amtrak is providing free "food."

https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/26/us/orego ... index.html

Reminds me of the famous train that got stuck over Donner back in the 1950s. Here's the tale of that one:
http://cprr.org/Museum/Stranded_Streaml ... index.html

[Benjamin Maggi]

Reminds me of the Murder on the Orient Express. Except in that one there were murderers on the train...

[thunderskunk]

Just read both articles. That’s crazy.

Maybe it’s just the type of literature, but I’ve seen a pattern of pre-1960 writers choosing more diverse wording than seen in newer articles. Specifically pertaining to railroads, but then again I don’t read much else to form an opinion otherwise.

There’s always exceptions, but it’s nice when the writer doesn’t assume you’re not smart enough to read anything but common grammar. I more often than not won’t know it, but it’s easy enough to look it up.

[rudd]

I have to wonder how the snow and the traction motors get along. The Central of Ga. was one of the first roads to completely dieselize, yet they kept 2 steamers on backup in the roundhouse in Savannah up into the 60's. They don't call this area "the low country" for nothing, flooding is common.

[Greg_Lewis]

Tonight's news reports that the train was moved and the passengers finally got off.

[curtis cutter]

Train disaster in Washington State in 1910:

https://historylink.org/File/5127