Sunset Limited discussion

[Rasputin]

That's the schedule I remember that left LA mid afternoon. I didn't remember when they reverted to the traditional 10 pm LA departure, though.

I quite liked that schedule. I thought you got better scenery with it, Beaumont Pass, the Salton Sea, Pecos High Bridge, though it didn't work well for connections.

I have traveled on the eastbound Sunset under both schedules and liked the previous (pre-early May 2012) schedule much better. Although I enjoyed the scenery east of Tucson in the morning under the present schedule, the earlier schedule offered much better views across Texas. I especially liked the section where the Sunset route runs along a cliff with the cliff overhanging the train in places. I can't recall if that section was between Sanderson and High Bridge or between High Bridge and Del Rio.

 

[Cal]

I can't recall if that section was between Sanderson and High Bridge or between High Bridge and Del Rio.

Assuming the High Bridge is the Pecos River bridge, it's between there and Del Rio. I remember waking up on #1 a few years ago and sipping coffee while watching the sunrise over the PEcos River. It was a lovely view and one of my favorite memories on the train, but the land was very normal desert, no cliffs.