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  1. M

    Empire Builder February 2019 delays

    You spoke too soon.   #7(20) is now stopped cold (pardon the pun) around Glasgow, MT due to a broken down BNSF freight train blocking the single track in that vicinity.     Amtrak and BNSF are estimating around a 3 hour delay to fix this latest delay.     Meanwhile #8(19) still in MN will arrive...
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    weather cancellations for Midwest Jan 28-31, 2019

    I see Amtrak cancelled #7 and #8 for today and I would expect for the next couple of days as well due to the cold?    What a mess for the thousands of passengers of these trains. Will Amtrak try to accommodate all of these pax on later trains or just refund the money and tell them to find their...
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    Recent Positive LSL Experience

    Yes, both our car attendant and the Diner/Lounge person said we could have had our meal in our room. I do agree that the beautiful, shiny. new Diner did seem to be a wee bit of an overkill for our "boxed breakfast", but it was indeed a nice setting to enjoy our meal and the attendant was eager...
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    Empire Builder Timekeeping Struggles

    While we never like to arrive at our destination late, the fact that the crew went the extra mile to try to make everyone as comfortable as possible is a big plus. We were pleased to see how positive and friendly everyone on our latest EB journey was last week. I got the distinct impression...
  5. M

    Recent Positive LSL Experience

    We enjoyed our breakfast box, coffee and juice in the dining car. A wee bit of a trek from our sleeper, which was at the very front of the train, but worth the walk!
  6. M

    Recent Positive LSL Experience

    My wife and I rode the LSL from CHI to ROC a couple days ago and were very pleasantly surprised by several things. Yes, we had heard that the meal service had changed to the "boxed" items, but a couple other "niceties" made our trip that much more enjoyable. First, our car attendant Natalie...
  7. M

    Empire Builder Timekeeping Struggles

    8(19) really got clobbered with the BNSF freight breakdown in Washington. Looks like it will be around 7 hours late pulling into CHI very late tonight.
  8. M

    Empire Builder Timekeeping Struggles

    Looks like we will arrive only about 90 minutes late in CHI this evening.
  9. M

    Empire Builder Timekeeping Struggles

    I am currently on 8(16) and the conductor on this train shared with us that the BNSF dispatching for Central and Eastern MT has really been poor lately. We lost about 2 hours to let 3 Z-trains thru this afternoon. Now in ND and apparently back up to track speed, but it was a slow go all...
  10. M

    Empire Builder Timekeeping Struggles

    Anyone know what happened to 8(15) today. It was plugging along just fine until right after WFH, now it's running well over 3 hours late and still in MT. I haven't heard anything from my BNSF folks.
  11. M

    Amtrak Rail Pass - Planning the great adventure - advice and questions

    I would prefer the Fall (September/October). June can get quite expensive on the SEA to CHI segment, plus the trains are often less crowded then (fewer families traveling). In June the Empire Builder for example is totally full. Just my two cents worth.
  12. M

    Empire Builder Timekeeping Struggles

    Looks like you arrived about 45 minutes late?
  13. M

    Empire Builder Timekeeping Struggles

    That's the way I do it when I fly into O' hare and then connect to Amtrak. It's very easy and convenient.
  14. M

    Roomette by Family Room- Too Noisy?

    When I travel solo on Amtrak LD trains I usually opt for the lower Roomettes and have never had an issue with excessive track/wheel issues. Only once did I ever hear kids from the family room out of perhaps several dozen trips in room 14. I agree with the other comments that overall it is...
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    Empire Builder Timekeeping Struggles

    The forecast for NW MT for the next several days at least is for below normal temperatures and a chance for showers. Likely some snow above 6000 feet. It looks like things are settling down to the usual 1-2 hour delays for the EBs along the Hi-Line due to freight congestion now, with some...
  16. M

    Empire Builder Timekeeping Struggles

    It's always about the paperwork for the government!
  17. M

    Empire Builder Timekeeping Struggles

    Yup. A couple inches in the Mountains and at Pass level and a dusting in the Valley. Winter is not far behind.
  18. M

    Empire Builder Timekeeping Struggles

    According to BNSF the only significant track work still ongoing on their portion of the route was on the Kootenai Sub. Sorry about the hotel stay. I know it is Amtrak's choice on the hotels, but when I stay in Chi-town I try to stay at the Palmer House or the Silver Smith. Good idea about...
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    Empire Builder Timekeeping Struggles

    Sounded like a tight connection. Hopefully overnight in a hotel room will be some compensation. I now only try to connect with the LSL, as the other LD trains going East or South just do not allow sufficient time for frequent delays that occur on Eastbound EBs, which appear to be fairly...
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