Recent content by rlaggren

Turns out I got to ride the Zephyr after all. Good trip, on time at CHI 9-24 (< 1 hr late). Only significant delay was waiting to cross the Mississippi - would have arrived Chicago early barring that pause. Breakfast in the dining car was very poor, though; the omlet was solid road kill...

I have re-booked to Chicago through Portland from San Francisco, 9-20ish IIRC (too much scanning webpages - it's all a blur...). It looks plausible; too bad going through so many mountains at night and I'll probably be dead meat from lack of sleep, but Oh Well! I'll post when I get to Chicago...

Bored? Looking for something challenging and important to do? Boy, what an opportunity! <g> Amtrak needs support. No matter how you cut it, what the reasons or justifications you formulate, it's existence depends on politics. Anybody who decides they want to see Amtrak long distance passenger...

Saxman, Thanks. that's a clear explanation that makes sense. I kinda guessed along those lines but it sure helps to have some confirmation when trying to plan a trip. Rufus

OK, I found a difference in the 2nd train #28 item at the bottom of the web page: It contains a "Buy Rooms" button. That's a non-issue for me, but it sure looks confusing because you start to wonder whether there's more than one train and whether you might get the wrong one, etc, etc. Thanks...

I did not know about the busing to catch the EB. Thanks. Looking at the last few days schedules, it looks like the CS usually arrives w/in the hour (ie. in time for the connection); also, it looks like the EB departs late a fair amount of the time, so even if the CS is more than an hour late...

I've ridden the Zephyr every year or two since 98, but I haven't had so much trouble scheduling 'til now (with all the track problems). Now I'm looking at what other train options I may have to get to Chicago from San Francisco. It looks like the Coast Starlight to PDX to get on the Empire...