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  • Amtrak Fan Joe Rank: Lance Corporal 18th Jan 2009

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    Well, I am a big fan of Amtrak, but their are still some problems. First off, Amtrak is at the mercy of other trains. Since Amtrak never got the money to build their own line, they run on CSX, NS, UP, BNSF, CN, and commuter train lines. Because of this, the freight trains have first priority. However, certain trains have an on-time record. Where I live I get on the California Zephyr and boy train 6 is late 100% of the time. I have ridden trains 5 and 6 about 20 times. Out of those 20 times train 5 has been late over 30 minutes 7 times, I counted. But train 6 has been late 19 of those 20 times over an hour! Twice however, I drove down to La Junta, Colorado to get on the Southwest Chief. Train 4 was late each time an outstanding 5 minutes! Train 3 was on-time! Also, the California Zephyr traverses right over the Continental Divide and the Rocky Mountains causing outstanding delays. The Southwest Chief on the other hand traverses desert. The only pass that causes trouble is the Raton Pass. It delays train 4 usually about 1 hour, No biggy. But on average it is about a 15 minute minute delay. I was late once out of Denver 6 hours. What a hoot that was! Anyway, just to sum up Amtrak is a great way to travel for people who have time to travel, are prepared for delays, and people who are looking to save money.