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I am considering taking the Amtrak from Omaha to Denver in July for a business trip. Can anyone speak to the reliability of the departure and arrival times? It is scheduled to leave daily(I think)at 10:39 pm and arrive in Denver at 7:30 am. I'm wondering if a 9:00 meeting in Denver is do-able? I actually work not far from the tracks and am pretty sure I see the train move through at other times? Thanks.
Eric "Zephyr" takes it almost every time he comes to Omaha. PM him, He always has good things to say about, but like some of us, he is a Train Buff, so a few extra min on a siding watching another train pass is always cool to train buffs.
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Usually, the westbound train into Denver is about on-time, or at least within an hour so I would think you would be ok. I am usually walking to work when it comes in so I can vouch for that.
The eastbound on the other hand is usually at least a couple hours late as it gets held up by UP coal/intermodal traffic west of Denver. I can vouch for that too because I usually hear it leave from my apartment.
The nice thing about traveling on the California Zephyr between Omaha and Denver is that it's at night, so you've got the whole day ahead of you when you arrive at either city. On the other hand, it's not too great for scenery in the dark...
The eastbound on the other hand is usually at least a couple hours late as it gets held up by UP coal/intermodal traffic west of Denver. I can vouch for that too because I usually hear it leave from my apartment.
The nice thing about traveling on the California Zephyr between Omaha and Denver is that it's at night, so you've got the whole day ahead of you when you arrive at either city. On the other hand, it's not too great for scenery in the dark...
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Unfortunately, I don't think I can risk missing my business meeting. I'd love to try the train, but with this reputation of not being on time I'm sure this deters lots of would-be travelers. What I'd really like to do is take it all the way to Salt Lake City sometime to enjoy the Colorado scenery. Thanks for the advise.
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I've taken it both east and west of Omaha about 5 times in the last 7-8 years, and I've never had it closer than 6 hours to the scheduled time. It's really bad when it's a Chicago originated train and is late from the get-go. =(
I definintely wouldn't rely on it for a business meeting, but that said, I'd heartily recommend it for leisure travel. It's quite nice.
I definintely wouldn't rely on it for a business meeting, but that said, I'd heartily recommend it for leisure travel. It's quite nice.
And you wonder why amtrak is always loosing money.
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