[Philmont] Albuquerque to Philmont

I agree with the statement, the train is pretty good coming from the west.
I actually like getting there the night before. There is additional cost,
but we are very relaxed by the time we check in the next morning........good
for the blood preassure

I have a list of tips and suggestions, contact me off line. I don't want to
waste the time of those who have heard my suggestions before.

I have taken the train in '99 and '03 for Philmont, hope to use it again in
'07

Kim Pigorsch
Philmont '99, '03, '07
Troop 681 Outdoor Chairmun (sic)

www.troop681.com - troop website
www.sdicbsa.org - Council Website

San Diego, CA

>From: "Donald S. Roberts" <donald@hummellawfirm.com>
>Reply-To: philmont@troop47.com
>To: "Philmont List Member" <Philmont@troop47.com>
>Subject: [Philmont] Albuquerque to Philmont
>Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 09:12:36 -0700
>
> > From: Jimmy Workman
> > We took the train from Raleigh this past summer. It turned into a
> > diaster due to late trains and poor service. I hope ours was the
> > exception and not the rule.
>
> >From what I've seen of Amtrak, it would appear if you have
>connections and change trains, you are really taking a risk
>when it comes to schedule. If you are JUST on the line that
>goes through Raton (Los Angeles to Chicago, Southwest Chief),
>it would appear you usually get pretty close to on time
>service. One thing you can do to get a feel for the service
>you can expect is to go on the Amtrak web site periodically
>and check the current trains on those lines to see how close
>they are hitting their times. You could do this several
>times before committing to your train tickets and get a
>pretty good feel for your chances.
>
>I would guess the biggest problem with connections is the
>fact the Southwest Chief runs but once a day, and if your
>connection is too late, you will be a full day off.
>
>It should be noted that those taking the train from the west
>have fewer issues with scheduling than those from the east.
>If you come from the west, since the train gets to Raton
>after 6pm or so, you MUST check in the following day. Thus,
>even if your train is 8 hours late, you STILL check in on
>time. Since the train from the east is scheduled at 10am or
>so, Eastern crews tend to arrive on check in day. If the
>train is very late, this can be very disconcerting. I think
>over the years I've been on this list (and its bowline predecessor)
>most of the complaints about the train seem to come from
>the easterners, while the westerners tend to be very happy
>with it.
> >
> > Another thing to watch out for is the boundry on the regional
> > travel. The boundry has appeared to vary over the years.
>
>This statement baffles me. What are you talking about?
>"Bound[a]ry on the regional travel?" Huh?
> >
> > We went to Santa Fe and used Leading the Way Tours,
>
>How did you get to Santa Fe? The Southwest Chief doesn't
>go through there. Did you take Leading the Way from Alb to
>Santa Fe, then to Philmont? Something other than a train?
>
>Don Roberts
>Fullerton, CA
>Getting ready for the 2008 trek lottery and hoping we do
>better than 2007 when we ended up something like 1450 in
>the wait list!
>
>
>
>
>
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