The May 10 summer schedule for Amtrak is out with no changes yet found except for the Cardinal. It will now have baggage service for the full route NYP - CHI at all staffed stations. Also its departure and the Hoosier State departure from Indianapolis are 1/2 hr earlier at 6:00AM with arrival 1/2 hr earlier arrival in CHI at 10:05 AM. Eastbound times the same. Still the same old slow 5 Hrs each way of 196 miles averaging 38.5 MPH including stops.. MSR should only take 3 hrs.
A few more changes noted.
1. Some Downeaster times changed 5 - 10 minutes for what I understand will allow better meets but total times still same.
2. Empire service lengthened south of Albany to replace concrete ties. Some trains west of Albany lengthened for track work.
3. Lake shore leaves CHI 30 minutes later at 21:30 but arrives NYP same as winer schedule.
4. Eagle/Sunset leaves Lax 10 minutes later and arrives lax 10 minutes earlier . Schedule is same east of Yuma as 10 minutes shaved Yuma - Palm Springs both ways. Result of double tracking?? K.P. any thoughts??????
5. Some schedules not on Amtrak web site yet but Florida, Crescent, CNO, EB, SW, Cal Z, Starlight all essentially the same times..
blue streak 1 A few more changes noted. 1. Some Downeaster times changed 5 - 10 minutes for what I understand will allow better meets but total times still same. 2. Empire service lengthened south of Albany to replace concrete ties. Some trains west of Albany lengthened for track work. 3. Lake shore leaves CHI 30 minutes later at 21:30 but arrives NYP same as winer schedule. 4. Eagle/Sunset leaves Lax 10 minutes later and arrives lax 10 minutes earlier . Schedule is same east of Yuma as 10 minutes shaved Yuma - Palm Springs both ways. Result of double tracking?? K.P. any thoughts?????? 5. Some schedules not on Amtrak web site yet but Florida, Crescent, CNO, EB, SW, Cal Z, Starlight all essentially the same times..
The on-line status board at Amtrak.com for Train #21, the Texas Eagle, shows that it is due in Austin at 7:10 p.m. However, the paper schedule shown under Timetables indicates that the train is due in Austin at 6:30 p.m. I brought this discrepancy to the attention of Amtrak. They admitted that there is an error in the printed schedule. They have not corrected it. If the train is now scheduled into Austin at 7:10 p.m., this is a change from the previous schedule.
Sam1The on-line status board at Amtrak.com for Train #21, the Texas Eagle, shows that it is due in Austin at 7:10 p.m. However, the paper schedule shown under Timetables indicates that the train is due in Austin at 6:30 p.m. I brought this discrepancy to the attention of Amtrak. They admitted that there is an error in the printed schedule. They have not corrected it. If the train is now scheduled into Austin at 7:10 p.m., this is a change from the previous schedule.
Sam: Actually the printed schedule is correct. The change in times is because the Eagle is being held for 1 hr until 3:10 at FTW. This hold is only thru Sun May 23. On the 24th the schedule goes back to the printed schedule. Even so it will only arrive 20 minutes later at 10:15 at SAS on the temp schedule. Is a RR (BNSF or UP) doing work on the line somewhere to cause this temporary hold?
So this sounds like there is 40 minutes slop in the present schedule FTW - SAS.
blue streak 1 So this sounds like there is 40 minutes slop in the present schedule FTW - SAS.
Sam: This change has been going on for at least a few days. Train left FTW Sun the 9th the 1 hr later at 3:10 but arrived SAS 5 minutes earlier than the printed schedule. (at 9:50) So a flat 6:40 hrs FTW - SAS. More slop? Average speed 283 miles was 42 MPH with 6 intermediate stops instead of scheduled 7:45 giving a creepy 36.5 MPH average. Still no barn burner.
Sam,
The schedule was adjusted to 7:10PM to accomodate Union Paciific track maintenance windows, as they were "undercuting" the Austin Subdivision. This temporary schedule is to run until May 23, when the schedule will revert back to its original, 6:30PM time. The paper schedule is actually correct, as there are notices in and about the Austin Depot advising of the schedule change and the track work in progress. They will not correct the printed schedule and you should see the amtrak.com temporary schedule go away on May 23.
And 7:10PM (or 6:30PM after May 23) is actually the train's departure time, not it's arrival time.
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