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<p>One of the best places in Texas to watch trains is Alpine. It is in far west Texas. In addition, it is a crew change point for the UP and Amtrak. Many of the crew members, while waiting for their train, are willing to talk with rail fans about what they do.</p> <p>Eastbound the UP crews take the train as far as Del Rio, which is 217 rail miles from Alpine. This weekend, while I was in Alpine, I asked one of the UP engineers, who was waiting for a stack train, how long it would take to get to Del Rio. He said five to six hours if there was not too much traffic. But sometimes, he said, it can take 12 hours, which raises a question.</p> <p>Lets supposed the train is 10 miles from Del Rio when the 12 hour on-duty time limit expires. Can the crew get an exception to exceed the 12 hour limit and take the train into Del Rio, or does the railroad need to bring out another crew?</p>
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