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Except for that short distance of track between Temple and Fort Worth, the Texas Eagle runs mostly on Union Pacific tracks. I have complained before about Union Pacific dispatchers, it is nice to notice that someone else has noticed. I have also noticed that Amtrak has recently added another 2 hours to the Eagle's schedule from Dallas to San Antonio. In the past decade 8 hours have been padded into the Eagle's schedule from Chicago to San Antonio. A ten hour train trip from Dallas to San Antonio is not competive against airlines, much less against buses and automobiles. And now Amtrak has closed the diner south of Fort Worth, losing a dinner southbound and a lunch northbound (that is if the train is on time southbound). And yes, the Trinity Railway Express does move quicker on its single line than the Eagle does on Union Pacific double main line. Of course, Union Pacific does not recognize its double main line as a double line, it uses the entire 33 miles of track as a siding for hog lawed freight. In fact, when Union Pacific refuses the Eagle, the Eagle moves as swiftly on the TRE line, the former Rock Island line, as the TRE. The problems with Amtrak in Texas, the second largest state today in population, are: a.) poor service b.) lack of frequency c.) using slow UP track d.) poor timing e.) lously routing Closing the diner is not helping to increase customers. Running a train east west thrice weekly is not adequate frequency. Union Pacific dispatchers are not rewarded giving Amtrak priority. Arriving in San Antonio in the wee hours of the morning is not timely for transfering for both the Eagle and the Sunset Limited. Where is the local train from Houston to Dallas? Running a local from Fort Worth to Oklahoma City is a poor routing decision running in the wrong direction. There should be a local between Dallas and Houston. Without a diner, the Eagle is now a local between Fort Worth and San Antonio running at the wrong time of day. There is an old saying, three strikes and you're out! Amtrak has five strikes in Texas!
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