Fire impacts Coast Starlight (6/29/21)
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Greyhound's top fare category is refundable. Their prices have jumped up once since July 4th. I'm hoping to ride the train but we'll see. PDX<>SEA corridor fares on trains closest to the slots of missing Trains 11/14 are increasing faster than other corridor trains.
I made a discovery that I wasn't looking for while researching the annulled segment (SAC<>SEA). The SAC<>RDD daylight Thruway bus disappeared. There is a text reference and map in the current on-line Capitol Corridor pdf schedule but it didn't come up in Amtrak's reservation system. The junky San Joaquin website doesn't even show that. Its home page displays a rail-only map.
Was this a pandemic cutback or was it discontinued a while ago?
The bus is still running, as I see it regularly driving through Chico twice a day.
Maybe the roads were/are closed, due to fires, where it travels??
As best as I can tell from media and knowledge of the area the fires are north of Redding so far. Given Blackwolf's info, this may be yet another Amtrak IT failure. I'll give it a try again. ("The definition of insanity is trying Amtrak reservations repeatedly.")
Took me all afternoon, but I finally got the system to complete my Covid pre-check for my train tomorrow. Insanity indeed.
I have NOT had to do a COVID pre-check on any of my 7 Amtrak Trips since April( AUS-DAL-AUS/AUS-ALP-AUS/NYP-BWI and AUS-TPL-AUS.
All trips were booked on Line except the AUS-DAL-AUS trip where I used AGR Points.
Got a text message from Amtrak around noon reminding me that I hadn't done it.
Pretty simple, once I got to the right page.
Pretty simple, once I got to the right page.
I had to do one for my Surfline trip. Although I don't think they would've done anything if I didn't do it
Following up on the disappearance of Redding Thruway service:
I found this in the San Joaquins website.
RT 3 – Stockton – Sacramento – Chico – Redding – 2 Round-Trips Between Stockton-Sacramento-Chico-Redding and 1 Round-Trip Between Stockton-Sacramento-Chico**
I checked southbound with similar results. One of our cities is missing!
I found this in the San Joaquins website.
RT 3 – Stockton – Sacramento – Chico – Redding – 2 Round-Trips Between Stockton-Sacramento-Chico-Redding and 1 Round-Trip Between Stockton-Sacramento-Chico**
- Bus Numbers Still Operating: 3710, 3810, 3712, 3812, 3716, 3816, 3718, 3711, 3811, 3713, 3813, 3865, 3715, 3815, 3646, 3819
I checked southbound with similar results. One of our cities is missing!
Hoping the rails get fixed I l am taking the CS on 8/5 from Emeryville to Portland
JeffG
JeffG
Be ready with Plan B!!!
With some outside help for me, here's the way to find Redding's Thruway buses.
If one types in "Redding" the Amtrak website shows RDD first-- the train side of the station area. Thruway buses (and Greyhound) are found at the second listing. If instead one types in RDR the bus side comes up.
And there is an attractive pdf schedule. To find it:
Amtrak Train Stations & Schedules, CA | Amtrak San Joaquins
One would think that would show schedules, but there's another step. Look for the small grey box that says "Amtrak San Joaquins Timetables" to get the pdf OR click on the top line heading that reads "Stations and Schedules" and then click on "Thruway Bus Routes". That path leads to individual bus route timetables formatted for mobile displays.
It would have helped if Amtrak's travel alert specified where Thruway buses are available at stops on the Coast Starlight route.
If one types in "Redding" the Amtrak website shows RDD first-- the train side of the station area. Thruway buses (and Greyhound) are found at the second listing. If instead one types in RDR the bus side comes up.
And there is an attractive pdf schedule. To find it:
Amtrak Train Stations & Schedules, CA | Amtrak San Joaquins
One would think that would show schedules, but there's another step. Look for the small grey box that says "Amtrak San Joaquins Timetables" to get the pdf OR click on the top line heading that reads "Stations and Schedules" and then click on "Thruway Bus Routes". That path leads to individual bus route timetables formatted for mobile displays.
It would have helped if Amtrak's travel alert specified where Thruway buses are available at stops on the Coast Starlight route.
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UP closes railroad line through northern California until Lava Fire damage is repaired
Heres another article with pictures
Heres another article with pictures
Ouch. From the pictures, looks like they have removed a significant section of the bridge.
Link previously posted in #189.
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This was posted above in post 189
SouthwestDude
Train Attendant
Outage will extend into some or all of August…
https://www.heraldandnews.com/news/...cle_0c12a73f-ffff-591f-a1ba-76fd37191099.html
https://www.heraldandnews.com/news/...cle_0c12a73f-ffff-591f-a1ba-76fd37191099.html
Danib62
Service Attendant
Is it too much to ask that they keep their passengers with reservations in the loop with what’s going on? Says this to the press but they’ll still sell tickets on the assumption of a July 14th restoration.
Ryan
Court Jester
No they won't. If you try to book LAX-SEA after the 14th but before the end of the month, it offers you the CS to SAC, a bus to KFS, and then a train the rest of the way. Sounds like they recognize a reality of the situation and have made arraignments for a bus bridge to be in place for as long as is necessary.
I’m sure they’ll let the pax know when they know. All they told the media is that they’re looking into options.
Danib62
Service Attendant
Well seems like the shoe dropped. Still haven't heard anything from Amtrak but if you try to book from PDX-EMY it’s bussing you from KFS to SAC… time to book a flight and a hotel and pester Amtrak for my points back.
UP is replacing the whole bridge.
This.
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