Dude, I'm just bored ducking the family on Christmas Eve. And what does it matter to someone that there's an interlining agreement? If I book a trip on Amtrak with a bus segment, does it really matter if it says Amtrak on the side of the bus or some unknown coach service?To BCL: Just stop it. You don't know half of what you're talking about.
To me, It's just simpler to book a single connecting ticket all at once. I know the Greyhound buses are nicer and offer the amenities like wi-fi, but if Greyhound does not serve a town, I have to choose from what's available. Hubby, who grew up in Kansas, said there were service businesses (gas station/mini-mart) at that I-70 junction, but I can't see them on Google maps either, so I think BCL is right. It looks like Junction City is the only option, so Junction City it will be (if we decide to do the trip).By the way, one reason to book via Greyhound is that sometimes booking through Greyhound's website is cheaper than booking through the carrier directly. I've seen it frequently enough that I check both before booking, and if Greyhound's interline booking is cheaper than purchasing direct, I'll do so.
It still sounds like the reference was to designated flag stops, and not random waypoints along the route. I know Greyhound Canada is only affiliated with Greyhound and has its own policies, but here's an article on someone who managed to get a bus to pick him up at an RV park once but not a second time. He was told conflicting things by customer service.So here's a Christmas story about the "old days" on Greyhound: once upon a time (must have been between 1973 and 1980), I boarded a Greyhound bus at a street corner in North Bend, Washington (30 miles east of Seattle). I-90 traffic came right through town, as they had not built the bypass yet, so it was right on the bus route. Not sure how I bought the ticket -- perhaps I bought it in advance at the Greyhound station in Seattle, perhaps I only called them and arranged for it. But I parked my car on a side street, got on the bus, and rode Greyhound all the way to Albany NY, where I transferred to Vermont Transit and continued to Burlington, VT and my family. It was winter, so the trip across the northern prairies was lightly populated and I was comfy and warm in the bus. Rest stops were made. Drivers changed, but the bus did not. When we arrived in Chicago, I had to change buses and I was put on an overnight bus with a bunch of sweaty folks that had come all the way from San Francisco (probably that same route that goes through Kansas). The bus was completely full, and I was not so comfy. I changed again in Columbus OH for a bus that took me to Albany. When I returned west some time later, I was dropped off at the same street corner.
Hubby said they still picked people up from street corners when he went to Vegas for the training, but that was before the big shakeup in 2005. It's pretty obvious they don't do it any more. I feel like the question has been answered. Thank you all for your input.
Enjoyed reading your anecdote...To me, It's just simpler to book a single connecting ticket all at once. I know the Greyhound buses are nicer and offer the amenities like wi-fi, but if Greyhound does not serve a town, I have to choose from what's available. Hubby, who grew up in Kansas, said there were service businesses (gas station/mini-mart) at that I-70 junction, but I can't see them on Google maps either, so I think BCL is right. It looks like Junction City is the only option, so Junction City it will be (if we decide to do the trip).By the way, one reason to book via Greyhound is that sometimes booking through Greyhound's website is cheaper than booking through the carrier directly. I've seen it frequently enough that I check both before booking, and if Greyhound's interline booking is cheaper than purchasing direct, I'll do so.
And Swadian, I am not arguing any of your points in any way. I know you are the expert on Greyhound questions, and I was certainly hoping to hear from you on this topic.
So here's a Christmas story about the "old days" on Greyhound: once upon a time (must have been between 1973 and 1980), I boarded a Greyhound bus at a street corner in North Bend, Washington (30 miles east of Seattle). I-90 traffic came right through town, as they had not built the bypass yet, so it was right on the bus route. Not sure how I bought the ticket -- perhaps I bought it in advance at the Greyhound station in Seattle, perhaps I only called them and arranged for it. But I parked my car on a side street, got on the bus, and rode Greyhound all the way to Albany NY, where I transferred to Vermont Transit and continued to Burlington, VT and my family. It was winter, so the trip across the northern prairies was lightly populated and I was comfy and warm in the bus. Rest stops were made. Drivers changed, but the bus did not. When we arrived in Chicago, I had to change buses and I was put on an overnight bus with a bunch of sweaty folks that had come all the way from San Francisco (probably that same route that goes through Kansas). The bus was completely full, and I was not so comfy. I changed again in Columbus OH for a bus that took me to Albany. When I returned west some time later, I was dropped off at the same street corner.
Hubby said they still picked people up from street corners when he went to Vegas for the training, but that was before the big shakeup in 2005. It's pretty obvious they don't do it any more. I feel like the question has been answered. Thank you all for your input.
The top pic may be Greyhound's most "famous" Curbside Stop!
http://faculty.cua.edu/johnsong/hitchcock/pages/stills-NxNW/various.html
Interestingly, I've taken Greyhound exactly once in my life, on a trip from Chicago to Indianapolis -- and this same thing happened, someone asking the bus driver to be let off at the end of an Interstate off-ramp on what was otherwise supposed to be a nonstop run.I once was on a layover at the Indianapolis Greyhound/Amtrak station, awaiting my bus to continue to Chicago. A young man was begging the driver to take him to Lafayette. As he explained, it was a stop on other trips (just not this schedule.) He didn't even care if he were dropped off at the designated station there. Simply driving off the interstate ramp, opening the bus door to let him alight, then continuing on the way without any detour would be sufficient. After all, he had to be back at school in the morning. The driver politely, but determinedly, declined despite his repeated begging, noting it was against company policy and he could get in trouble for violating such, despite his sympathy with the situation.
Interesting. I'm curious: how long ago?Interestingly, I've taken Greyhound exactly once in my life, on a trip from Chicago to Indianapolis -- and this same thing happened, someone asking the bus driver to be let off at the end of an Interstate off-ramp on what was otherwise supposed to be a nonstop run.I once was on a layover at the Indianapolis Greyhound/Amtrak station, awaiting my bus to continue to Chicago. A young man was begging the driver to take him to Lafayette. As he explained, it was a stop on other trips (just not this schedule.) He didn't even care if he were dropped off at the designated station there. Simply driving off the interstate ramp, opening the bus door to let him alight, then continuing on the way without any detour would be sufficient. After all, he had to be back at school in the morning. The driver politely, but determinedly, declined despite his repeated begging, noting it was against company policy and he could get in trouble for violating such, despite his sympathy with the situation.
In my case, however, the driver acquiesced, and we did make that quick stop.
Curbside? What curbside?The top pic may be Greyhound's most "famous" Curbside Stop!
http://faculty.cua.edu/johnsong/hitchcock/pages/stills-NxNW/various.html
Nice shot!The top pic may be Greyhound's most "famous" Curbside Stop!
http://faculty.cua.edu/johnsong/hitchcock/pages/stills-NxNW/various.html
21 years ago now (March 1995, at the start of a college Spring Break trip with a friend).Interesting. I'm curious: how long ago?
(My story was from, oh about five years back.)
Absolutely!And of course the scene @ the end as the train enters the tunnel, supposedly on the way back to New York, is actually a SP Train in California!
I have a July 1956 Official Guide (actually a reprint from several decades later), and it doesn't list the line/car numbers, either.Only detail that puzzle's me...Eve invited Roger to join her in "Drawing Room 'E', car 3901".....I would have thought the cars line numbers would have a 2500 series number, to reflect the Century's trains number....don't have a period timetable handy to look it up, and the Streamliner's Schedule's website, only lists the type and amount in the consist, not the line number....
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