Recent content by zuko3984

So i'm back from my trip and thought i would post a follow up for anyone interested. I'll start by thanking everyone for the advise and well wishes. I'll also say that i have decided that Amtrak is not for me and this was my first and last trip on Amtrak. I did end up making my connection in...

I'm taking the Southwest Chief out of Chicago to LA. I know i shouldn't worry but it's hard not to worry when you look at how often the train from Penn to Chicago is late. It's never on time. It has been at least 2 hours late every day for the past month. The average delay over the last month is...

So if i miss my connection because Amtrak can't schedule trains correctly they can downgrade me from the sleeper and i would have to ride coach from Chicago to California and i don't even get anything back since i used points. I really hope i am worried for no reason but this is all making me...

The connection is guaranteed. It's good that they will take care of everything if it does come down to it but i would still hate to loose a day at my destination especially if the connection was missed by only a few minutes. I'm sure everything will work out fine i just worry about all sorts of...

Thanks for the answers. I feel a little better now. I'm sure i'm worrying for nothing but with it being my first Amtrak trip and it also being such a long trip I just wasn't sure what to expect as far as delays.

I am taking Amtrak for the first time on Friday cross country from NY Penn Station to San Diego. I change trains in Chicago on Saturday. It's a little over a 5 hour window to make the connection which when i booked i thought would be way more then enough time. But i just found a website that...

This will be my first trip on amtrak and i had a question hopefully someone can answer. I am trying to book a trip from San Diego to NY Penn Station. The system is giving me a train from SAN to LAX arriving at LAX at 5:40pm and the connecting train is leaving at 6:15pm. Is the 35 minutes enough...