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Date: 05/02/15 22:04
More Empire Builder Chicago connections restored
Author: GenePoon

Effective May 1, 2015, due to improved timekeeping, connections in Chicago from trains 8/28/808, the eastbound Empire Builder, were restored to:
  • Train 383 to Quincy - departs 555p
  • Train 354 to Detroit and Pontiac - departs 600p
  • Train 370 to Grand Rapids - departs 630p (new time effective May 4, 2015)
  • Train 30 to Pittsburgh and Washington - departs 640p
  • And all departures thereafter.



Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 05/02/15 22:42 by GenePoon.



Date: 05/03/15 06:18
Re: More Empire Builder Chicago connections restored
Author: aehouse

And today's eastbound Builder is running 4+ hours late, enough to delay the Capitol departure if they hold to the new connection arrangements.

Art House



Date: 05/03/15 06:49
Re: More Empire Builder Chicago connections restored
Author: sums007

I'm pretty surprised they did this, given the trackwork that's been delaying trains up on the Glasgow Sub in North Dakota.  Perhaps it's because freight traffic, and oil traffic in particular, is down?



Date: 05/03/15 17:21
Re: More Empire Builder Chicago connections restored
Author: ProAmtrak

That explains why No. 8's always over 2 hours late most of the time, still better than the last few years when he was constantly 8-9 hours late!



Date: 05/04/15 08:24
Re: More Empire Builder Chicago connections restored
Author: joemvcnj

At this point last year, how was the EB doing in general ?



Date: 05/04/15 23:35
Re: More Empire Builder Chicago connections restored
Author: ProAmtrak

Better than a year ago!



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