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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Vincent206: [QB] What are some possible changes that could be made to the Chief? 1) Move the Southwest Chief to the BNSF Transcon, adding stops in Wichita and Amarillo. But with this change Colorado, western Kansas and northern New Mexico would all lose train service if 3/4 move to the Transcon. Amtrak could extend one of the Missouri trains to run as far west as Dodge City to provide daytime service to western Kansas, but that would likely require some financial contributions from the state of Kansas. Also, serving ABQ would be difficult. The Transcon runs through Belen which is about 35 miles south of ABQ. The New Mexico Rail Runner could be used to provide guaranteed connections between Belen and ABQ (and Santa Fe). Would passengers from Chicago and Los Angeles be willing to make a switch at Belen? The Rail Runner uses the old Santa Fe depot as its station in Belen so the transfer wouldn't be all that painful. 2) Break the Southwest Chief into 2 different trains. The first train would run between Los Angeles and Santa Fe. This route would take about 17 hours to run so it would have to be an overnight train. Eastbound, the train could leave LAX about 5 hours earlier to time arrivals in Flagstaff before midnight and create an early morning arrival time in ABQ. This train would then continue north to Santa Fe which might be a popular destination. Westbound, the train would run on roughly the same schedule it follows now (afternoon departure from ABQ, early morning arrival in LAX). The trains to/from Chicago would run on the Transcon and terminate in ABQ with service to Santa Fe provided by the Rail Runner. With this option, the CHI-LAX passengers would likely be inconvenienced with a layover in ABQ or Belen. But unfortunately, with any proposal to fix the Chief, there will be people who lose service or convenience. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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