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It's hard to believe how this stuff keeps happening, but a milk truck and a the CZ collided here in Colorado on the eastern plains. No one was seriously injured. I was going to be heading to Glenwood Springs today. Amtrak wanted to give a voucher. No thanks! They are holding trains in...

I see. Amtrak makes it so difficult.

Good point. I hadn't thought of that. I'll check some other cities.

Denver to Glenwood Springs wildly expensive Roomette For several years I have been booking a roomette to GSC. (Yes, I know it's a waste of money). Last month I paid $267 each way. Now, no matter what date I check, it's $518 each way, I have never seen that before - the prices always varied...

Incorrect. I paid for that lunch. Do you think Amtrak gives food away for free? A 12:10 PM boarding time means that the passenger is on time for lunch. An attendant told me on the way up that two meals were included on the return trip.

I did the Denver-Glenwood Springs roomette ride the other day. In the morning I checked and the app said the 12:10 PM train was delayed by an hour and 45 minutes. (That's "on time" by Amtrak standards, right)? I could live with this, but I knew that the delay would only increase. As I checked...

So they always finish runs when there is a strike? That would make sense. The CZ stopping in McCook, NE and telling everyone to get out and then tying down the train wouldn't make sense.

Thanks, everyone. They are now saying that walkouts could start as early as 12/5.

Thanks for the info. I will be on the C.Z. going from Denver to Glenwood Springs and back. Could be a close shave.

I hope there isn't a strike for all the important reasons. On a far lesser note, I have a roundtrip coming up from December 5th through the 6th. I have heard that any strike would start on the 9th or so. If it's going to happen, any thoughts if Amtrak would start canceling routes ahead of...

I see what you mean. I read Al Krug's famous HP vs. TE essay and I'm not sure that they can get down to 10 MPH in run 8, but pretty close, I guess. They would sound pretty awesome in that mode. I didn't know that about the '70s and '80s units not being about to run at full power even with no...

I see what you mean. He said "engines," which is what threw me off. I think with AC motors it wouldn't be a problem, but I bet these have DC. ACs can pretty much take whatever you throw at them.

I'm curious why the engines overheated. At 10 MPH they weren't in run 8, but even if they were, I don't see why it would matter. I would think that, to the prime movers, only throttle position matters and not speed. 74 MPH in the 8th notch should be the same as 15 MPH at the same setting to...

I have been trying to book a roomette on a Denver to Chicago train and almost everything is sold out. I checked 10/10 and one is available for $661, so I tried to book it. Nope! "The accommodation on the train you selected is no longer available. Go back to the Select Trip page and choose...

Those are problems, not issues.

Thanks, all.

I was thinking about going from Denver to Chicago. The last time the train was 4 hours late in arriving in Denver. I'm thinking about taking a chance and checking the schedule on a particular day and going that night if it's on time. Does that seem doable?

I thought I'd try booking a sleeper from Denver to Chicago. Easier said than done. The cost was $1312, which was okay. On the payment page I entered everything, checked the boxes, etc., but the payment button was grayed out. So I called and after 30 minutes of repetitive and annoying...

Of course they are not. I was being facetious. We give them more money and they give us the finger.

Problem, not "issue."