For the Sunset. None. Amtrak was ready to do it - daily Texas Eagle/Sunset with connecting coach train to NOL, but "forgot" to include UP in their plans. In the end, UP asked for $1B in infrastructure to accomodate the extra trains w/o any extra delay. It appeared to be an opening bid, but Amtrak just folded and walked away at that point.
-Don (Random stuff, mostly about trains - what else? http://blerfblog.blogspot.com/)
Besides the Sunset, The Cardinal is the only other thrice-weekly train I can think of, and even there, there is daily coach service on the CHI-IND segment. I would guess they would need 2 extra sets of sleepers and maybe some extra baggage cars, and an extra engine for each set. Are there any other tri-weekly trains?
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