And how many of these passengers have been riders that would have booked on Amtrak 8, or were booked for 8 but jumped on this train at the last minute because 8 sometimes is so late the eastbound leaves first? Same goes for the WB. Same can be said for Milw-Chi or Chi-Milw bookings. Traffic possibly siphoned off of the Hiawathas?
These trip reports keep getting better and better Robert!
I like their *NEW* Phase VII on the P42DCs on Amtrak!
I rode this train on Labor Day weekend. The conductor told me that they could use a fifth coach on high traffic days.
Awesome
Aurora Borealis? At this schedule, on this rail line, running all the way from Chicago to Minneapolis?
Maybe sometime during the winter lol
And how many of these passengers have been riders that would have booked on Amtrak 8, or were booked for 8 but jumped on this train at the last minute because 8 sometimes is so late the eastbound leaves first? Same goes for the WB. Same can be said for Milw-Chi or Chi-Milw bookings. Traffic possibly siphoned off of the Hiawathas?
Definitely a good number of people.
Much better connections from the Capitol. No need to wait for 7.
@@marka5478 If the Capitol is more than 2hrs 20mins late then the Empire Builder is your only option…