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The Thruway bus from Ft. Myers/Tampa arrived on time at 1 PM. Train #97 was sitting in the station and left on-time for Miami. But when it came time for NB #98 to arrive at 1:43, nada. We were told first that it was delayed by an "inspection."
Then at the new ETA of 3 PM, they told us they had to switch out a sleeper,and the train would arrive at 4:15. I had visions of insufficient space for the sleeping car pax (me included) and the prospect of a ride in coach.
Finally, the train showed up at about 4:40. We left about 10 minutes later. The sleeping car attendant told me the bad car hat a flat wheel. Shouldn't they have noticed that before the train left Miami at 8:40 in the morning?
They did bring us sandwiches, I guess to cover the lunch we would have had, though it might have been nice if they had passed them out while we were waiting in the station. But it wasn't all bad. The weather was beautiful, mid 70s, sunny. Nice conditions to sit by the tracks waiting for a train.
Now we're moving along nicely, we're even passing the cars on the adjoining road, even if we're not moving like the Acela Express.
Then at the new ETA of 3 PM, they told us they had to switch out a sleeper,and the train would arrive at 4:15. I had visions of insufficient space for the sleeping car pax (me included) and the prospect of a ride in coach.
Finally, the train showed up at about 4:40. We left about 10 minutes later. The sleeping car attendant told me the bad car hat a flat wheel. Shouldn't they have noticed that before the train left Miami at 8:40 in the morning?
They did bring us sandwiches, I guess to cover the lunch we would have had, though it might have been nice if they had passed them out while we were waiting in the station. But it wasn't all bad. The weather was beautiful, mid 70s, sunny. Nice conditions to sit by the tracks waiting for a train.
Now we're moving along nicely, we're even passing the cars on the adjoining road, even if we're not moving like the Acela Express.
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