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The entraining and detraining processes for the Amtrak trains that serve Texas take a very small bit out of the scheduled running times.  The biggest factor for the Texas Eagle's end point schedules is the padding that is built into the schedule.  On many occasions Number 21 arrives in San Antonio as much as an hour ahead of schedule.  I have seen it leave Temple two hours late and arrive on time or nearly on time into San Antonio. Double stops are required on occasion for the Eagle and Sunset Limited in Texas, but it does not happen frequently if my observations are an accurate reflection of operating conditions.  I never miss an opportunity to watch Amtrak's trains when I am able to do so. A major impediment to quicker entraining for the Texas trains, which probably is true in other locations, is the TSA requirement that all passengers show their tickets and id to the conductor, as well as the car attendant, before they get on the train.  Or at least I think it is a TSA requirement.   When I was a kid in Altoona, we jumped on the train as soon as it was ready for boarding.  The conductor or trainman lifted our tickets after the train was under way.  On one occasion, as I remember it, one of the trains that I was taking to New York made an unscheduled stop in Tyrone to detrain a person who had entrained in Altoona and did not have a ticket or money to buy one.  I was told this by the conductor, who happened to be my neighbor.   One of the neat things about growing up in Altoona was that I or my family knew most of the engine crews and passenger train conductors and trainmen.
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