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[QUOTE]Originally posted by dilly: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by notelvis: [qb] [QUOTE]Originally posted by TwinStarRocket: [qb] Vicki, Albuquerque is one of the least likely places you would ever encounter a late train. BNSF keeps the Chief on time and there is schedule padding at ABQ, so you would more likely be early than late. Last time I was there, Hertz either picks you up at the station or pays for your cab ride to their airport location (4 miles), and you can drop your car at the station and leave the keys with the agent. [/qb][/QUOTE]Hey Vicki, I concur! While no train is 100% on-time, the Chief is normally on-time (and often early) arriving into Albuquerque. [/qb][/QUOTE]For what it's worth. . . I've traveled on the Southwest Chief, from Chicago to L.A., four times during the past four years. Each time, the train was late pulling into Albuquerque (5 hours, 3 hours, 4.5 hours, and 4 hours). Apart from the Sunset Limited, I've now traveled on every Amtrak route from end-to-end, many of them more than once. So I no longer presume that [i]any[/i] train will arrive at a given city anywhere near the scheduled time. Not even on routes "famed" for their on-time performance (on my earlier-mentioned trip San Joaquins trip, the train arrived in Bakersfield 2 hours late). And not even when traveling along the NEC, where Amtrak actually owns the tracks. My motto for having an enjoyable rail trip: "Anticipate the worst and hope for the best." [/QB][/QUOTE]
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