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Sometimes one cannot win for losing.  This is sort of an update of Texas Eagle service disruptions, although it does not have anything to do with Tower 55.  Nevertheless, I chose to post it to this thread as opposed to opening a new one. I took #21 to San Antonio for Thanksgiving and returned this morning on #22.  Going south the train had its normal consist of a transition sleeper, a regular sleeper, a dining car, a lounge car, and three coaches. Returning today it had an extra coach and two private cars on the back, giving it a total of ten cars. From New Braunfels to Austin, as well as most of the way from Austin to Taylor, the train crawled along at 30 mph.  As a result we were more than 45 minutes late getting to Austin and more than an hour late getting into Taylor. The train is now shown as being nearly 2 1/2 hours late into Fort Worth. I assumed it was a slow freight train running ahead of us.  Nope! The conductor told me that the train was running 30 mph in many areas because of numerous slow orders on the UP.  He said that the issue is likely to impact the Eagle for months.  I am don't know the veracity of his information, but he seemed to know what he was talking about. Anyone planning to ride the Eagle between Fort Worth and San Antonio in the next couple of months, at least, should plan on being late.
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