Reply to "2017 Denver Post Frontier Days Excursion"

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EBT Jim posted:
Hot Water posted:
EBT Jim posted:
I read that there was air conditioning failures in the/some coaches on the 4449 excursion. What happened?
Jim
Two of the Amtrak coaches had AC failures. Passengers moved into other cars.
"Sh*t happens." Part of life.
A bit of bad luck and timing ... with the heat wave,
I also read many excursion passengers' praise of the 4449 crew and others involved ... in their mitigation of the situation.
Are the coaches owned and maintained by Amtrak?
Yes, and there in lied the problem. Apparently the Amtrak coaches came out of California (LA area?) and must not have been properly inspected, tested ,and repaired as necessary. According to many people familiar with Amtrak and their car maintenance, such failures are NOT uncommon. I would assume that our excursion management team will NOT be paying to the lease/use of those two coaches.

7/22/173:14 PM

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