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<P mce_keep="true">Sometimes Amtrak cannot win for losing. Or is it losing for winning? </P> <P mce_keep="true">Last year Numbers 21 and 22 were notorious for being late at their end points and practically every point in between. The major reason, as cited by Amtrak on-board personnel, was freight traffic congestion. But most of the freight traffic congestion, I presume, has eased because of the recession. And this has helped improve Number's 21 and 22 on-time performance record. But it has set up another problem.</P> <P mce_keep="true">I have been in Fort Worth on two occasions during the past month. I had time to slip over to the Tarrant County Transit Center to have a look at Numbers 21 and 22. On both occasions the trains were approximately 30 minutes early. This means that Number 21, which is scheduled for a 45 minute service stop in Fort Worth, spent 75 minutes in the station, whilst Number 22, which is scheduled for a 22 minute stop in Cow Town, spent 52 minutes there.</P> <P mce_keep="true">I suspect that many of the passengers, who probably are keen to get home to points south of Fort Worth, wonder why the train spends so much time in Fort Worth. They probably want to get under way. It does not take 75 minutes to service Number 21. </P> <P mce_keep="true">If I was an Amtrak scheduler, I would tighten up the schedule to reflect the changed conditions. But my boss would probably squelch the idea, saying in a professorial manner that it is only a matter of time before the recession is over and the freight traffic returns, thus necessitating again the need to lengthen the schedule. </P>
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