I'm taking my Mom and Dad on a trip from CHI to PDX via LAX in mid-July. My Dad went on a trip with me last year and loved it, but my Mom hasn't been on Amtrak since the 70's, and she didn't like it then. So I'm hoping to impress my Mom but I'm concerned about the recent on-time performance of the Southwest Chief. It looks like it arrived into LAX after the Coast Starlight departed on 7 days in the last 30.
Has there been some ongoing problem or has it been mostly due to the weather? Also, if I recall correctly from things I read on this forum, if a misconnect looks inevitible, Amtrak would probably bus from Victorville to Oxnard or something like that, right? If that's the case, there's not much missed other than getting to see LA Union Station and the lounge. I certainly wouldn't want to be bussed to Bakersfield and put on the San Juaquin to meet the Starlight in Sacramento.
Has there been some ongoing problem or has it been mostly due to the weather? Also, if I recall correctly from things I read on this forum, if a misconnect looks inevitible, Amtrak would probably bus from Victorville to Oxnard or something like that, right? If that's the case, there's not much missed other than getting to see LA Union Station and the lounge. I certainly wouldn't want to be bussed to Bakersfield and put on the San Juaquin to meet the Starlight in Sacramento.