DELAYS

I found the intriguing plan of traveling by train to be full of delays and a very long day. It seems that Amtrak has many delays due to the fact CSX owns the rails and gets right-of-way on the rails. We had to pull off at one point to let a freight train by. The stewards were kind, as we tried to make all connections, they  served complimentary snacks and water. Long, with unavoidable delays. Comfortable and accommodating train and attendants. 

After two more long distance trips by train, I took the Pacific Surfliner from San Diego to Los Angels, CA. Also road the Missouri River Run from Saint Louis to Kansas Cit Missouri.  

I read now that the Amtrak company pays CSX a user's fee to keep their rails on time, and even though this is true the freight trains continue to cause considerable amount of delays. 

I did not experiance any delays in CA, but the rails experienced considerable amount of flooding on the Missouri area and our ride was canceled an hour out of Herman Missouri and we were routed to Kansas city by buss. Nice ride, with an hour of delays.