montana mike
Conductor
Looks like BNSF is starting things early this year. With good weather, almost no snow cover and a lot to do on the Hi-Line in 2015, travel delays appear to be starting early. Two of the EBs are way behind today (#8, still plugging away in Wisconsin for example, will be over 6 hours late into CHI).
I booked myself an eastbound connection with the CL next month (figuring 2 hours and 45 minutes would be doable given the decent timekeeping until recently), but my BNSF friend just told me I better have Plan B in place, as he thinks the 3-5 hour arrival delays into CHI-town may be coming back sooner rather than later. Rats!!!!!
He also told me BNSF has let Amtrak know what THEY think the delays will be and had suggested that Amtrak consider adjusting the schedule again for the construction season or just eliminate all of the connections for the EB's again. So far no response from Amtrak HQ on this.
I booked myself an eastbound connection with the CL next month (figuring 2 hours and 45 minutes would be doable given the decent timekeeping until recently), but my BNSF friend just told me I better have Plan B in place, as he thinks the 3-5 hour arrival delays into CHI-town may be coming back sooner rather than later. Rats!!!!!
He also told me BNSF has let Amtrak know what THEY think the delays will be and had suggested that Amtrak consider adjusting the schedule again for the construction season or just eliminate all of the connections for the EB's again. So far no response from Amtrak HQ on this.