crescent2
Conductor
Which months (if any) in the first part of 2016 are normally pretty unlikely to experience a detour or major delay on the wb CZ west of Denver (also possibly the sb CS)?
From another thread, Oct., Nov., and perhaps Sept. seem to be the safest months re detours on the CZ, but my friend(s?) and I cannot travel that soon this year, and Oct. 2016 is a long way off. We're now considering a winter 2016 trip, if unpleasant surprises are not likely. We're thinking all the snow in the Rockies would really be beautiful. (But not if we bypass the Rockies!)
It's my understanding that spring often has rock slides, summer has track work, and winter weather can cause problems. What about maybe March? Is April too near rock slide time? The scenery is our purpose for the trip, so we want to choose a time unlikely to experience major problems. I know there are no guarantees, but we'd like the odds on our side as this will probably be our only train trip out west. (You can guess why.) Any other pros and cons re month of travel or other avoidable factors?
We are aware that the coastal scenery is iffy re daylight on the sb CS, and we might just omit that segment in favor of spending an extra night in SF. Thoughts on that?
We could wait until Oct. 2016 if that's advisable, but would rather travel sooner if the odds are almost as good. We're a little concerned that something might necessitate a change of dates booking that far out, which would not be good.
I've recently made two new converts to Amtrak, and now some wishlist trips are out the window for us , but that's getting OT. We want to make this one work well if we can. Thanks much for any advice you can offer!
From another thread, Oct., Nov., and perhaps Sept. seem to be the safest months re detours on the CZ, but my friend(s?) and I cannot travel that soon this year, and Oct. 2016 is a long way off. We're now considering a winter 2016 trip, if unpleasant surprises are not likely. We're thinking all the snow in the Rockies would really be beautiful. (But not if we bypass the Rockies!)
It's my understanding that spring often has rock slides, summer has track work, and winter weather can cause problems. What about maybe March? Is April too near rock slide time? The scenery is our purpose for the trip, so we want to choose a time unlikely to experience major problems. I know there are no guarantees, but we'd like the odds on our side as this will probably be our only train trip out west. (You can guess why.) Any other pros and cons re month of travel or other avoidable factors?
We are aware that the coastal scenery is iffy re daylight on the sb CS, and we might just omit that segment in favor of spending an extra night in SF. Thoughts on that?
We could wait until Oct. 2016 if that's advisable, but would rather travel sooner if the odds are almost as good. We're a little concerned that something might necessitate a change of dates booking that far out, which would not be good.
I've recently made two new converts to Amtrak, and now some wishlist trips are out the window for us , but that's getting OT. We want to make this one work well if we can. Thanks much for any advice you can offer!