I was actually supporting your viewpoint (obviously) - replied to the wrong post.
What was the outcome of the rescue/escape offering? Surely they didn’t turn them away then?
- I think it was decided for them. Family A gets on Plane 1, Family B gets on Plane 2, Family C gets on Bus 1, Family D gets an apartment in Houston.*
You’re talking about a week after the hurricane? Or before it even struck?
Remember, this was before the disaster struck.
Actually, not correct. A train was availble before (for evacuations) and after (for rescue/escape) the storm.
We’re talking about before the storm. I’m not aware that once mass evacuations started from NO that there was a drastic need for an additional train.
You’re talking about a week after the hurricane? Or before it even struck?
You asked “who gets on the plane” and I answered you’re question. So, of course it’s a week after the hurricane.
What I originally wrote (to add to the original poster’s comment) was that Amtrak provided a train within days after the storm (less than a week) when people needed to leave the the area. (This was in addition to the pre stome evacuations Busses weren’t moving people yet… At that time, people had a drastic need to leave and the train was just one way to get them out.
The one train that helped people after the storm carried less than 100 people. I don’t know why only that many people got on the train - probably because the plan was changed when it was decided that the train was not necessary due its destination.
OK, but the whole time I was talking about evacuation before the hurricane, in response to DualFuel’s orginal post. I didnt realize at first that your reply about people not starving at O’Hare was referencing a different time period, and now seems to be a bit of a non sequiter.
My point was, before the hurricane struck, it wasn’t necessarily a great idea to grab 600 people and put them on a train with nothing waiting for them on the other end.
What I originally wrote (to add to the original poster’s comment) was that Amtrak provided a train within days after the storm (less than a week) when people needed to leave the the area. (This was in addition to the pre stome evacuations Busses weren’t moving people yet… At that time, people had a drastic need to leave and the train was just one way to get them out.
I’m curious as to where you heard this - the story of the Amtrak train leaving before the hurricane was on CNN a month ago, but I’ve never heard this part.
I’m curious as to where you heard this - the story of the Amtrak train leaving before the hurricane was on CNN a month ago, but I’ve never heard this part.
I’m connected to Amtrak.