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Like others have noted, I saw the same thing. Took the Chief out of Chicago last Sunday, big TBD beforehand with a service disruption notice. It disappeared the morning of. Possibly just a train they were monitoring the weather for - before making a determination whether it would run?

I was traveling from Yonkers to New York and then onwards to Boston. I booked separate tickets from Yonkers to NYC, and NYC to Boston. I booked both of these segments in September. I showed up in Yonkers for Amtrak #238 at 2:11pm, about 25 minutes early. I actually hadn’t checked the status on...

I did not know that - thanks for the comment. I also like your profile pic, Newark, DE, I’m headed there tomorrow.

If you buy the pass today, you will have until May 10th to start the first segment. After you start the first segment, you have 30 days to complete the rest. Edit: Read @AmtrakBlue’s comment below, but I was wrong. All segments have to be completed within 120 days, and your first and last...

Does anyone know if the Southbound Floridian consist turns around in Miami and heads back north the next day, or does it sit in Miami for 36+ hours. Or if the southbound is really late, is there a relief train that is available?

As someone who regularly gets off and on in the middle of the night, what usually happens: (Texas Eagle, Cardinal, Southwest Chief, Sunset Limited). I’ll draw from the Cardinal. The new conductor gets on in Huntington who goes to Indy. After leaving Huntington, they will go through the coach...

Yeah, it’s been pretty good. They started a slightly different schedule in April 2024 and it is working pretty well at keeping them on time (not the same story for the Chief, however). Average delay to Galesburg is only 35 minutes.

Looking at both current and historical data combined @ juckins. com. The chance of missing your connection in Sacramento is between 0% and 3.3%. The chance of missing your connection in Galesburg is between 1.6% and 6.7%. The chance of missing your connection in Los Angeles is between 20% and...

Sounds like fun! All of those are beautiful train routes (especially this time of year) and you should have a great time! What was said about trains being late is true, there can be delays of several hours, but all of your connections (except for the last one, in LA, which might be tight) are...

#3 I was on a 2 hour late Illini in July and the cafe car was open and serving in the lower level of the SSL, with several people sitting in the upper level. I took 4 trips total on the Illini/Saluki, 2 of which had an observation car. I would guess it depends on the availability of the...

That’s great to hear! Sanderson was a really nice town and I would definitely go back if I get the chance! Best of luck to you.

I have not written a trip report about my trips and posted it on the forum, but I will keep it in mind on my next trip.

I might be the only person to have taken Amtrak to three of those stations in FY23. Those being Sanderson, Lordsburg, and Schriever. Sanderson was an incredibly nice and cute town in my opinion. I love to take Amtrak to small towns, and Sanderson was a gem. It wasn’t that hard to get around...

The California Zephyr is realistically one of - if not the best - Amtrak trips in North America. The California Zephyr in its entirety takes 53 hours, 3 days and 2 nights, traveling almost 2,500 miles over 2 mountain ranges, between Emeryville, CA and Chicago, IL. The train is the only way...

I mean, how does this make any sense? Some glitch? I’ve seen instances where getting off earlier costs more (Newark Airport, for example), but something this egregious?

Well for your first segment (which I assume would be on the Lake Shore Limited) I can’t say much. I’ll start at Chicago. Since you are in a roomette on the Southwest Chief (SWC) you have access to the Metropolitan Lounge in Chicago. They have free snacks and drinks and plenty of comfortable...

Select, 2x I’ve done a good amount of travel so far this year and have quite a few upcoming trips for the fall.

Add to the list: -Chemult, OR - Pop 80 - Nearest Big City, Bend, 65 miles away -Winnemucca, NV - Pop 8,431 - Nearest Big City, Elko, 125 miles away -Lamar, CO - Pop 7,687, Nearest Big City Debatable -Winslow, AZ - Pop 9,005 - Nearest Big City, Flagstaff, 60 miles away An extra bonus...

The following 2 Long Distance trains operate only 3 times per week: • Sunset Limited (New Orleans-Los Angeles) • Cardinal (New York-Chicago) All other long distance trains operate every day. It should also be noted that the Lake Shore Limited provides daily service from New York to...

I’ve been to the station three times. Twice when taking the train and once when I thought I’d stop to see how the station looked (the area had just flooded and I was curious) on my way to LA. When I first took the train in at 4:30am there were several cars parked in the parking lot, doing...