Oh it was one of those perfect fall days. Leaves starting to show off their colors and the weather had turned to light jacket comfort. Met up with a couple of old friends at the Michigan game and had fun reminiscing about the good old days. Later in the evening, got dropped off at the Ann Arbor station to wait for the bus connection that connects passengers with Train 30 in Toledo.
The waiting room was almost empty - either the last Wolverine had left for Chicago, or they might have still been on the reduced schedule. Still, I elected to wait outside in the nice weather, especially as one of the waiting patrons was clearly ill and I just didn't feel like taking chances. (What Covid immunity I would have had from July would have expired, and I couldn't get the bivalent booster then). The coach arrived late, which wasn't an issue as there is a good time cushion built into the schedule, and being on time just results in more wait time in Toledo, especially since the Capitol often incurs delays approaching Ohio. While boarding, I overheard the driver tell someone that he had been slowed by significant traffic, with home football games in both Lansing and Ann Arbor. Interestingly, this resulted in the shortest wait I've ever had in Toledo, as not only did the bus run late, but the Capitol Limited was right on time!
The waiting room was almost empty - either the last Wolverine had left for Chicago, or they might have still been on the reduced schedule. Still, I elected to wait outside in the nice weather, especially as one of the waiting patrons was clearly ill and I just didn't feel like taking chances. (What Covid immunity I would have had from July would have expired, and I couldn't get the bivalent booster then). The coach arrived late, which wasn't an issue as there is a good time cushion built into the schedule, and being on time just results in more wait time in Toledo, especially since the Capitol often incurs delays approaching Ohio. While boarding, I overheard the driver tell someone that he had been slowed by significant traffic, with home football games in both Lansing and Ann Arbor. Interestingly, this resulted in the shortest wait I've ever had in Toledo, as not only did the bus run late, but the Capitol Limited was right on time!
and it wasn't many more points to book BC on Train 79. We boarded right on time on a sunny Washington day, and the biz class car appeared to be about 3/4 full. Luckily I still had an empty seat next to me, although unluckily, the previous two occupants who had just detrained in WAS left all their trash, including a full cup of coffee, so I had some cleaning up to do. I quickly poured it out in the restroom sink before the train started moving, and threw out the rest of the food leftovers and such. Once again - bring those wipes!
