Happened to me several years ago. They put us up in a hotel(not downtown ). We caught the Lake Shore the next day. I take the #8(‘even east’). I always hope for delays in Spokane. That way the ‘Empire’ goes thru the scenic Montana mountains in daylight. I take the Empire yearly. A great experience. Respectfully, BillLooks like #8(1) will be getting into Chicago tonight several hours too late for a connection to the lake shore Limited.
As such, a sleeper reservation probably can't be honored because they're already fairly full. So what are the options what happens?