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Posted by MJA (Member # 13) on :

I just booked a round trip from Chicago to Longview on the Texas Eagle for January. Though the new schedule still has a 3:30 PM departure time, the arrival time is two hours later than the old schedule. Anybody know why the trip is two hours longer than it used to be? I was reading through some Trainweb travelogues and saw that the train often ran several hours late. Are they just admitting that it takes longer than they said it did, or has the route changed? Does it still run several hours late?

We’re also taking the connecting bus to Houston. Has anyone had experience with that? Is it reliable? Comfortable? Is it possible to take any luggage on board, or does it all go underneath? Thanks in advance for any information.
MJ

Posted by lakeshorelimited (Member # 576) on :

Slow orders on the UP tracks have forced the rescheduling. It was consistantly late, and I guess this is permanent enough to warrent a new schedule. Here's what I read on another board..

Just Posted on All Aboard:

TEXAS EAGLE SCHEDULE CHANGE OCTOBER 28

DUE TO CONTINUING SLOW ORDERS ON THE UNION PACIFIC, THE
SCHEDULE OF TRAINS 21/421 AND 22/422, THE TEXAS EAGLE, IS
BEING CONSIDERABLY LENGTHENED EFFECTIVE WITH TRAINS 21(28),
421(28), 22(28) AND 422(26, SAS-CHI). THE CHANGES ARE FOR THE
MOST PART SOUTH OF ST. LOUIS, AND ARE AN ATTEMPT TO SHOW TIMES
THAT MORE ACCURATELY REFLECT ACTUAL OPERATING CONDITIONS.

TRAIN 21: DP CHI AND STL SAME TIMES; DP LRK 500A, 47" LATER;
DP LVW 1030A, 1'55" LATER; DP DAL 205P, 2'10" LATER;
AR SAS 1145P, 2'20" LATER. 421 UNCHANGED SAS-LAX.

TRAIN 22: DP SAS 730A, 30" LATER; DP DAL 410P, 32" LATER;
DP LVW 705P, 50" LATER; DP LRK 1155P, 56" LATER;
DP STL 840A, 1'20" LATER; AR CHI 220P, 1"40 LATER.

**NO CONNECTION TO TRAIN 7.** 422 UNCHANGED LAX-SAS.