Southwest Chief discussion Q4 2023 - 2024

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I'm now scheduled to be on westbound 3 train through the affected area on Sunday the 10th (delayed 2 days). From what the more experienced people here know, should I expect this to be fine and cleared by then or would it be better to reschedule out another day or two? I don't want to have to do a last minute change again if possible.
Thanks for any advice
We are scheduled from ABQ to LV NM on Sunday the 10th, and from LV NM to KC beginning the 11th. Crossing my fingers. Sitting in Santa Fe at 30°. Slushy.
 
That is one detour or route I have never done. If I had enough notice to get there in time, I'd grab the next flight to KCY or ABQ to ride it...:cool:
The occasion that I experienced was at the end of 2011. I missed the opportunity to ride that rare mileage because Amtrak put me up in an Albuquerque hotel for what turned out to be three nights waiting for highways to Denver to open up. As it turned out, it would have been cheaper and faster for them to have sent me home via Amarillo and Galesburg.

Only the first trains in each direction ran the detour. I'm not sure what happened to trains on the following days.

It was especially memorable because I had to call my New Year's Eve date in Denver and ask her to cancel our reservations. I've posted here before about spending the holiday in ice-bound Albuquerque.
 
That is one detour or route I have never done. If I had enough notice to get there in time, I'd grab the next flight to KCY or ABQ to ride it...:cool:
It is rare mileage for sure, but there is absolutely Nothing to see but "Miles and Miles of Miles" as the saying goes!

Eastern New Mexico, the Texas Panhandle and Oklahoma are sort of like the North Dakota to Eastern Montana part of the Empire Builder route, but even more so!😉
 
It is rare mileage for sure, but there is absolutely Nothing to see but "Miles and Miles of Miles" as the saying goes!

Eastern New Mexico, the Texas Panhandle and Oklahoma are sort of like the North Dakota to Eastern Montana part of the Empire Builder route, but even more so!😉
Doesn’t matter, it’s several hundred miles of rare mainline mileage!😉

During my epic attempt in 1970-1971 to ride as many routes that were slated to become freight only with the advent of Amtrak, the San Francisco Chief was one of several that I missed.😔
 
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