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Rearranging the eastbound schedule for #6 would have the advantages and disadvantages highlighted by Kevin. But it would cut out some of the viewing time east of Fraser-Winter Park when daylight savings is not in effect.  Only four per cent of #6's passengers ride end point to end point.  The average distance per passenger trip, if I remember correctly, is less than 600 miles.  The heaviest traveled segment of the route is Chicago to Denver. A key question is how many people on #6 are going beyond Chicago?  If the number is significant, then taking the connection wiggle room out of the eastbound schedule, which appears to allow a reasonable time for catching a connecting trains out of Chicago, could create a financial liability for Amtrak, which is not good for a railroad that loses approximately $1.3 billion annually, especially when one considers that the bulk of the losses are generated by the long distance trains. There are two other potential barriers to changing the schedule.  Amtrak's management does not strike me as being very imaginative.  They don't appear to embrace change easily. Also, to change the schedule means going up again the hoist freight railroad(s).  If the attempts to change the schedule of the Texas Eagle and Sunset Limited are any indication, getting the Union Pacific to go along with a schedule change for #6 could be a major challenge.
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