In respect to the reality of economics, how is it feasible given current circumstances to cut-off or add a sleeper, coach, and diesel from the "Southwest Chief" at LaJunta, just to go to Pueblo?  The only way this makes sense is to avoid the switching charges and the high equipment costs for such a short distance by running a stub train to meet the eastbound and westbound "Chief" at LaJunta to Pueblo-Colorado Springs, and Denver, just as the former Santa Fe Railway did before Amtrak.

Also, rather than having the "Auto Train" discount travel and idle equipment in Sanford, FL during the summer, this could be a potential P3 opportunity for the state, Amtrak, BNSF, Denver, and Colorado Springs to establish a summer seasonal "Auto Train" service between Chicago-Denver, and possibly even, Colorado Springs.  Many families looking to visit the western national parks would favor avoiding the long, tedious drive from the Midwest to reach Colorado.