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[quote user="blue streak 1"] [quote user="Sam1"]If I was an Amtrak scheduler, I would tighten up the schedule to reflect the changed conditions.  But my boss would probably squelch the idea, saying in a professorial manner that it is only a matter of time before the recession is over and the freight traffic returns, thus necessitating again the need to lengthen the schedule[/quote] Any bets on UP's reaction to this schedule reduction? Maybe more siding when freight traffic picks up?[/quote] It's hard to know.  Amtrak should give it a go.  It should tighten up the schedule of the Eagle and the Sunset Limited at least.  If it could shave an hour off the running time of the Eagle, it would result in more convenient departure and arrival times in San Antonio.  If I remember correctly, the Sunset Limited used to leave LA at 10:30 p.m, with a San Antonio arrival of approximately 5:00 a.m. on the second day, and arrival into New Orleans in the neighborhood of 7:00 p.m.  If Amtrak could restore this schedule or something like it, it could eliminate the overnight layover in San Antonio before connecting with the north bound Eagle.
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