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does anyone know why the swc is running so late? It is due in here at Dodge City about 18 hours late around 8:30 PM or so. This is unusual behavior for the Chief.

I had a great and supprising experience this morning. A friend and I went to Hutchinson to watch the UP 844 (4-8-4) and train arrive at the old RI Depot. I saw him talking to the conductor and then he came and got me and said we're going to Pratt on the train. We rode in the UP passenger car...

It came and went all too quickly. What a glorious time with my two youngest sons! We left the train station at Hutchinson right on time, 2:21 AM March 19, for Chicago in the coaches. The train moved about 1/4 mile and while the conductor was taking our tickets, I heard someone say something...

I just checked and #4 is right on time at LaJunta CO so should be on time at Hutchinson, KS where two of the boys and I will board for Chicago for #30 Bedroom E for Washington DC and then regional for Philadelphia. Wewill return on the 23rd with bedroom E again on #29 and two roomettes on #3...

I was looking at the reservation page and noticed the train for our return trip leg from Chicago to Hutchinson on #3 March 24, was sold out. That told me it was going to be a full coach and a full waiting room in Chicago. So I checked the sleepers and they still had some roometts available for...

After 9 years at the Pratt Methodist Church, the Bishop asked me to become the Dodge City District Superintendent. We will move to Dodge in late June. One neat thing about this appointment is I'm finally in a town with an Amtrak Stop. I say stop because the station isn't open but it is a crew...

It seems that the CZ has a pretty good OTP from Chicago to Denver and then things go down hill from there. It is also fairly close East bound untill east of Salt Lake City. What is there in between Salt Lake and Denver that causes so many problems with the train?

Is the Storm in the Northeast the reason the Cardinal is running about 12 hours late heading towards Chicago?

I'm going to going to Phil. in about a month. I'll be on #30 from Chi-WAS and connect to Regional 148 which leaves WUS at 3:05. If 30 is running 3-4 hours late as it can, and I miss the 148, do they just stick you on the next train to Philly or do you have a little choice? Also, is there...

The last few trips in the sleepers, (CNO and SWC),there have been postcards along with route guides. Both of these were of the CZ in western CO. I asked the car attendant why all you ever see of the western trains in promo material are these trains and never anything of the Chief? He said its...

Joyce and I left Hutchinson, KS. Jan 2, on the SWC, right on time: 2:21 AM. We rode coach to Chicago and arrived a few minutes early. The train did'nt back into the station like it usually does. We checked into the Metropolitan Lounge and settled in for a nice layover. The City of New...

The wife and I had the privilege of riding the City of New Orleans on Jan 2 from Chicago to Memphis with a roomette. We had dinner at around 8:30 PM. The meal we both had was the Chicken breast, with potatoes, beans and a salad. It was very tasty. We both enjoyed the meal. If this is the...

Our family returned from Albuquerque Friday for Hutchinson, KS on #4. I'll share a little about our uneventful but on time trip in the travel log after our Memphis trip. We had reservations for the 5:30 seating in the diner. The wife had the steak, the boys had a pasta plate and I had the...

If the reason that the westbound SWC is so late in departing Chicago, (anywhere from 2-5 hours late) is because of the extremely late arrival times of #29, why don't they just overnight both trains and let the Chief be the Chief and the Capitol Limited be the Capitol Limited so they don't have...

I'm not sure about cold weather speed restrictions but didn't they used to slow down to 60 mph when the temp reached zero? It has been pretty cold through the area. However even running at 60 they shouldn't have lost 7 hours from denver to chicago. The Burlington must be balled up. The...

If anyone wants to know why the Chief is running so late right now, its because a cattle truck with about 70 head missed his turn and got high centered on the tracks shortly befor the #3 train arrived. This blocked the tracks and pushed them out of line.

How are things in Cade? How are you?

I don't know what happened over the weekend but #4, 6, & 8, are all estimated to arive into Chicago US early and #22, 29 and 49 under 30 minutes late.

This morning on Fox, one of the contributing talking heads (can't remember his name right now) from Bull and Bears was being interviewed on Fox and Friends about how to pay for Katrina's 200B price tag. He responded by saying we should privatize Amtrak amongst other things. Bush today talked...

Anybody know what happened to the Eastbound SWC today? It arrived over 7 hours late into Chicago. That is really unusual for the Chief.