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You shouldn't have any problems. Even if your 40 bus doesn't show up, you can always take the streetcar down to Westlake and then grab one of many buses, or even Link light rail to get down to King Street station. The busses can get a bit delayed with traffic, but they tend to keep a pretty...

I think so. We have taken most of the rail lines in LA with our little kids. Never had an issue.

This is all moot. The safety mitigation regardless of fault line type is the same: earthquake sensors that automatically stop trains when the ground starts shaking. P-waves can be detected and will provide a few critical seconds to stop trains...

You can take transit to Disney, but it does require a bus transfer. If the Sunset is on time, that would give you enough time to take the Orange County line down to Anaheim, and transfer before Disney opens. I'm not sure when the earliest OC line train leaves Union Station though...

A few things we've done down there and enjoyed: - California Science Center. Pretty good museum that includes a Space Shuttle. Convenient walk from the Expo Line. Note: you can stay on the Expo line and get all the way to Santa Monica now. - Hiking in Griffith Park. Not quite as easy to get...

We took the builder back in mid-March a few years ago, and it was 10 hours late going westbound, due to a blizzard and damage to the plow on the lead engine in North Dakota. It can definitely happen, but odds are you will be on time. Silver lining was that we got to see the Kootenay River...

To change topics a bit, where are they at with the Point Defiance Bypass these days? Are they expecting to start using the route at some point this year?

I think it's a great idea. Most airlines now have "economy plus" on international flights that is more akin to what business class was a few decades ago. Amtrak could benefit from having a step between coach and the bedrooms. Big, comfy seats, more exclusive section of the train, and...

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwiIn9uN9JLzAhVXCTQIHVzZBEsQwqsBegQICBAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DbfGaUembwA8&usg=AOvVaw0EfK9FeUMO2liHAnS_QSXf Check out the Chehalis Railcam.

Thanks for this info. I took a look at the e-ticket, and it is on there. Rooms 005 and 006, so I think are good to go.

We're about 5 months out. Is it too early to attempt a room reservation request? We just want to ensure we have roomettes across the hall from each other.

I emailed Amtrak a week ago about Roomette assignments for an upcoming trip and still haven't received a response. The fact that I couldn't select the rooms we wanted when booking is incredibly frustrating.

Any updates on this from people who have contacts at WSDOT? The border is open for vaccinated travelers, and I haven't heard anything? We are considering a trip up to Vancouver at the end of the year, but the booking system only shows options with a bus transfer in Seattle.

This isn't a bad idea. Consider modifying the trip to go to Seattle instead. You could spend a few hours in Seattle, see the waterfront, and catch Cascades down to Eugene in the afternoon, and pick up a car down there.

This is great to hear. Makes me more likely to travel on Amtrak in the future.

Reno is definitely a smoke stop these days. AQI has been over 100 for weeks.

If you want a great rear-car sleeper experience, take the Empire Builder to Portland. There is only one Superliner sleeper, and it's on the very back of the train for the entire trip. You get to enjoy the "railfan window" for the journey.

When we took the Builder a few years back, the inbound was 10 hours late. They turned it and departed about 5 hours late from Portland. I think you are safe staying on all the way to Portland, because they have no other equipment to send out in its place.

I can't imagine that this bus bridge and train turn plan is more cost-effective than just running the trains from SEA-EMY with onward bus connections to LAX during the track work north of LA. I understand that UP repaired this bridge a month ahead of schedule, but you would think Amtrak would...

If the ROW permits, why not just make this section 3 or 4 tracks and run a shuttle service? This could be a big money-maker, given the cost of cabs from the airport.