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The cars you rode on are called Amfleet that were built between 1973 and 1975. They are American made cars by Budd. For their age they ride well. At the time the cars were built, the design at the time was based on airplanes hence the small windows I have rode a few miles in Amfleet coaches and...

The good on time performance is help by Amtrak owning the track.

Back in 1999 CN & BNSF tried the same thing. It was turned down and the STB placed a 15 month block on mergers.

There has been a few detour moves over the SS.

Train status was working this morning.

One reason for the Chief to be late are the slow speed track out in Western Kansas and Eastern Colorado. The other reason is that the P42's have been being craping out on Raton Pass. Amtrak has to wait for BNSF to find a spare locomotive to pull the train.

That is one reason I have the unlimited data and roaming plan on my phone.

Part of the changing of the guard at Amtrak. Trying again to make Amtrak a business that make money.

A little off topic, but the nice thing about San Diego is that the airport in very close to the station.

On the Lone Star the coaches, diner car and lounges were all ex Santa Fe high level cars. The sleepers were single level cars. Due to the Santa Fe using the high levels on coach only trains, there were no high level sleepers.

These are called power moves. A lot of times you get more trains running one way then the other. Sometimes it is done as a eight unit consit with no train being pulled and sometimes it is just a few locomotives behind the working units.

It has six Amtrak trains a day.

Las Vegas NM?

Santa Fe was the king of passenger trains. It kept high standards right up to Amtrak. It almost atayed out now joining until ten days before a-day. The president at the time, the great late John Reed, thought the insurance was too much. In 1967 due to pulling of first class mail, half of ATSF...

My trips I have rode the upper level. The few times I rode the lower was ok, but I much prefer the upper. The only good things about the lower is closer to the doors, luggage area and the shower. On the upper level there is only one restroom with the other four on the lower. Number five and six...

Princeton IL?

On some trips on a viewliner the SCA has used the handicap room for storage if it here is no passengers in there

Most days the chief loses time traveling over Raton pass and the speed restricted track in western Kansas.

I knew a few of those locations.

Thanks for the info on the Chief on time performance. It help us understand way the train is almost always late every day.