Originally Posted by
the_traveler
Yes, it
may be delayed prior to your boarding too!
And you can not count on the "scheduled" arrival time in DEN as an absolute either. (Especially if the train is "scheduuled" to arrive about 8 PM, and your flight from DIA is at 11 PM.
)
I just read a column in R&R magazine where the CZ "a few years ago" was scheduled to arrive DEN about 8 PM - but did not arrive (due to UP conditions) until
7 AM the following morning!
But YMMV (thankfully).
Regarding scheduled vs. actual train operation times, I have observed over the last week or so that the CZ has not been anywhere close to being on time. Specifically, westbound Omaha-Denver, the scheduled arrival of #5 is 7:15am. But the last week has shown the #5 getting into Denver anywhere from 11:00am to as late as 3:00pm.
I *was* moving forward with taking the #5 to Denver next week for a work trip, but if I am going to be as significantly delayed as the 3pm arrivals have shown, that creates a problem.
Are the Christmas/New Years snow storms still creating that much of a problem for trains running through Nebraska/Colorado? Anyone with insight as to whether things will improve next week (with allowance for unknown new storms of course)?
Thanks
Jim