Equipment delays and derailed freight train cause CZ to be 17 hours late

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3. For many years I rode CZ between Reno and SLC

Very seldom ever on time. And then once on a return trip from RNO to SLC I was a little late and had to sprint down the platform before the conductor shut the door to the coach. He gave me a ration of shit for making his train late. Knowing that he could, on any whim, refuse to let me board I held my tongue but it was hard to do because on the outbound trip the train was 4 hours late getting into Reno.

I love trains, and the efficient method of travel, but Amtrak has always tested my patience.