Recent content by TexasJo

The 21 left on time from Chicago on the 19th, but was delayed a couple of hours over time, leaving the Chicago area due to freight traffic. It ended up arriving in Dallas about 35-40 minutes late.

I called Amtrak, and the representative said the 21 was running 2-3 hours late out of Chicago today. That's probably been the case for yesterday, and most likely through the weekend. I would say it's most likely due to the NATO Summit being there.

Yep, I know about the detour due to the high speed rail, but this time the maps are showing both 21 and 22 in red at the bottom of the map. Even for today, it shows 21 "experienced a service disruption". In the past, it's shown 21/22 even with the detour, but now it's not. Just hoping all...

I've been monitoring the Status Maps the past couple of days, and noticed that it is showing 21/22 with service disruptions the past two days. It's not showing any arrival/departure times, just showing them at the bottom of the page in red with "Experienced a Service Disruption". I am supposed...

I saw that the G8 Summit had been moved, so that's at least some good news! I had planned on maybe walking to the Art Institute to see the Bean sculpture and maybe just check out Michigan Ave a little before heading back to CUS. But, if things aren't going well downtown, I'll stay at CUS...

I am scheduled to take the Hiawatha from Milwaukee to Chicago this Saturday (the 19th), and then take the 21 to Dallas. I'm wondering if I should take the 8:15am train to Chicago so I can get there extra early, instead of taking the next train, giving me a little over an hour before the 21 is...

Yep, I know it's not the norm, but it definitely happens a lot more by train than by air. It's very disheartening that the rail system nationwide just sucks. I live in the DFW area of Texas, and it frustrates me that we do not have any type of rail service for the metroplex, say, like...

Sorry....meant to say <<leaving on etrian left to catch that day to Milwaukee>>

The last update this morning shows they are almost 3-1/2 hours late leaving Little Rock. That, plus the re-route, means the train will most definitely be late getting into Chicago today. I just don't understand how Amtrak even stays in business with this kind of service. Don't get me wrong...

I've been watching the status of the Texas Eagle #22 over the past couple of days, and have noticed that it has been running extremely late from Texas up to Chicago. Today, it arrived in Chicago 4 1/2 hours late, and today, it's running over 3 hours late so far. Does anybody know what the...

I've always wondered why Amtrak only runs with one locomotive. Seems to me they should be running with two, in case one has an issue. If they want to keep customers.... I'm set to go from Dallas to Chicago-Milwaukee on May 4th, and I'm hoping we don't run into any problems. I've...

If my ticket is for MKE, but I am returning a rental car at the Milwaukee Airport, MKA, can I just board the train at MKA, or do I actually have to go back to MKE to board? I see that these 2 stations are not very close to each other.

I hope they're not running too late that day! I'm just monitoring how they are running each day, to see how things are looking heading north. I just realized that I made the reservation for MKE (Milwaukee Intermodal) instead of Milwaukee Airport, where I will be renting a car. Is it ok if I...

Does anybody know how the #22 has been running time-wise between St Louis and Chicago the past couple of days, with the service disruption/re-route? I have a ticket to go from Dallas to Chicago/Milwaukee starting May 4th, and I'm worried there might be big delays at some point, especially...

Thanks for the info. I don't want to be too late getting in to Milwaukee, as I would have yet another 2-3 hour drive into Shawano, at night. My parents are elderly, and I don't want to be late getting to their place in Shawano. Plus, I'm always afraid I might hit a deer on the road! I...