Western Railroad Discussion > SW chief coming back

Heard on the news tonight that the SW Chief will going back to a daily train.  The bad part, it will not be until May 31, 2021

          And then it will be even worse when they still servce crappy excuses for food.

          I am positive, it will still be crappy food.



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Fear not, Joe can fix that with your $$$$$$$.  😳🙄

With that attitude, they should keep the crap food.

rrman6 Wrote:
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> Fear not, Joe can fix that with your $$$$$$$.
>  😳🙄

Is their still a full service Superliner diner?

dcfbalcoS1 Wrote:
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>           And then it will be even worse when
> they still servce crappy excuses for food.
Be positive . Stop grumbling.

cvrhoghead Wrote:
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> Heard on the news tonight that the SW Chief will  going back to a daily train.  The bad part, it will not be until May 31, 2021

Actually answering the OP question.  All of the long distrance trains will be restored to their "pre-covid" frequencies around Memorial day.  Actual start dates vary a little.  This is part of the stimulus package passed last month.

cvrhoghead Wrote:
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> Heard on the news tonight that the SW Chief will
> going back to a daily train.  The bad part, it
> will not be until May 31, 2021

It is amazing what information can be found on Passenger trains over on the Passenger Trains discussion list.

https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/list.php?4
https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?4,5212918
https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?4,5204154
https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?4,5194863

SantaFeRuss Wrote:
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> rrman6 Wrote:
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> > Fear not, Joe can fix that with your $$$$$$$.
> >  😳🙄
>
> At least "Joe" is more willing to possibly do
> something about Amtrak than that  fake ass 
> lying idiot that the American People voted out
> last November. The rest of you cry babies on this
> thread should be glad Amtrak's Southwest Chief is
> going back to daily operation instead of bitching
> about it. Hopefully the other long distance trains
> will get back to daily operation soon and Amtrak
> will get to a point it can be funded properly like
> airports, the interstate highway system, ports,
> waterways, and other projects and systems that get
> funded and you guys don't complain about. There is
> a reason "Joe" wants to pass an infrastructure
> bill and get things back to HOW THEY SHOULD BE.
>
> SantaFeRuss

Thank you.  Other countries spend money on their countries.  Expensive? Yes, as are all things worthwhile.   Passenger railroads as a whole don't make money.  There are some routes that come close, but in order to have a comprehensive service network, long hauls and lower density lines need to be a part of the the feeder system.  There are many expensive non-revenue aspects of the Government that we pay for and underutilize.  It is the cost of haveing a cohesive nation that functions.  Many nations understand this; the U.S. not so much. 

Japan, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, UK all "lose" money on tranportation. They consider it the price of doing business. So should we!

rrman6 Wrote:
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> Fear not, Joe can fix that with your $$$$$$$.
>  😳🙄

Amtrak takes a bit of our $$$$$ just to stay afloat.  Otherwise your choices are the bus or which airline to pad the pockets of.  America's love of our cars/trucks/motorcycles has done a great job of destroying our passenger service.  We have come far too close to losing it forever as it is.  The last four years have not been kind to many things.

Robert



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koloradokid Wrote:
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> rrman6 Wrote:
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> > Fear not, Joe can fix that with your $$$$$$$.
> >  😳🙄
>
> Amtrak takes a bit of our $$$$$ just to stay
> afloat.  Otherwise your choices are the bus or
> which airline to pad the pockets of.  America's
> love of our cars/trucks/motorcycles has done a
> great job of destroying our passenger service. 
> We have come far too close to losing it forever as
> it is.  The last four years have not been kind to
> many things.
>
> Robert

Well said, so many people only want the government to spend money when it benefits them and not others. We need to get past that and realize that sometimes there just isn't something in it for you but later on there might be somethng that benefits you and not someone else. It's called helping each other, which is what we sorely need as a country.

I love trains but even more, I love that we can make our own choices...

I have been riding trains since before I was born (really!) and rarely ever ate on them, never needed to or brought our own food.
Managed to survive to 85...

Bill Deaver
Tehachapi, CA