All valid points re leaving CHI late, heavy ridership, Slow orders due to the Heat plus there is track work and UP is increasingly running more and longer freights and gravel/coal trains! There are several points on this route that seem to be bottlenecks, between CHI and STL, in the Boonies of Missouri/Arkansas, around Marshall/Longview/Mineola in East Texas and between FTW and AUS!! Makes for long waits in Taylor for #21 after a Point run for Bar-B-Q!! :help: :lol: :lol: :lol:And with temperatures still around 105 in Texas, the trains can't reach normal max speeds because of safety concerns re: internal rail temperature, I believe...
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