Recent content by michigancruisers

Wow. It’s been a long time since I saw such a group display of self-righteous indignation. "twit" that’s what sets you off on your pious rants? Wow. The most pathetic spin off all is that you all want to pontificate about the bad management and never even consider the glaring obvious...

to the apologists for amtrak. Perhaps you should have asked me why I called her a twit.... SarahZ and jimhudson: Where did I say she was a twit for issuing a voucher? If you want to blindly jump to her defense the first thing you should do is to admit you ARE an Amtrak apologist. So let...

Booked by ticket 5/25 from Emeryville to Chicago To Ann Arbor. (mistake #1) Then a week or so later got an email from Amtrak saying the arriveal time in Chigan was pushed back 1 hour. My three hour window to make the last train to ann arbor was thus a two hour window ( like it mattered)...

I stopped taking the wolverine several years ago because of the dramatic slow down (outside of amtracks control) that was causing 4 hour delays between ann arbor and chicago. looking at the track a train today, it seems that this speed restriction has been removed. Is that true? is the...

I actually had no idea that Amtrak was generally not keeping to schedual. I've, over the last 15 or so years, done a fair amount of trips from ann arbor to flagstaff and san francisco. Lots of A2 to Milwaukee and back. never had much a an issue with on time performace till everything went to...

LOL interesting. I book a train trip and end up with a 6 hour bus ride because they can keep to their sechedule. If I wanted a bus I would have booked a bus. (if I wanted a bus the first thing I would do is book an apointment with a psychiatrist) If its a bus they want to shift me to, how...

oh god. can you refuse the bus??

Is this a common thing? looks like the zepher today is over 5 hours late. Do people OFTEN have to be put up?? mc

taking the zepher from emy to chicago on 6/20. I was told that IF I miss my connections (wolverine) I will lbe put up in Chicago by Amtrak overnight and then i would take the wolverine the next day. has this ever happned to anyone? Where did they put you up for the night in chicago? Thanks MC