Hello! Sorry for the beginner questions, I'm the sort of person who prefers to know all the details about an interaction before I have to do it. Usually I can just watch someone else do it first, but I don't have that option this time.
I'm boarding the Texas Eagle a month from now at 2am at Palm Desert (coach, westbound), and I've since found out that that station is extremely isolated and unsafe for standing around in the middle of the night. It's very small, so I'm pretty sure we'll be able to see the tracks from the parking lot. My question is, is it viable for me to just wait in the car with my friend until the train arrives? Or will it not stop at the station unless someone is present? Will an attendant open a door for me or am I expected to know how to do it myself? If there's a chance that the train won't stop at the station, what do I do if it's running late?
I've done as much research as I can and I'm pretty confident about the rest of my trip, but my plan to ask an employee about these worries fell through when I found out PSN is unmanned. Do you have any other advice about boarding coach at 2am by myself that I should keep in mind?
Thank you very much!!
I'm boarding the Texas Eagle a month from now at 2am at Palm Desert (coach, westbound), and I've since found out that that station is extremely isolated and unsafe for standing around in the middle of the night. It's very small, so I'm pretty sure we'll be able to see the tracks from the parking lot. My question is, is it viable for me to just wait in the car with my friend until the train arrives? Or will it not stop at the station unless someone is present? Will an attendant open a door for me or am I expected to know how to do it myself? If there's a chance that the train won't stop at the station, what do I do if it's running late?
I've done as much research as I can and I'm pretty confident about the rest of my trip, but my plan to ask an employee about these worries fell through when I found out PSN is unmanned. Do you have any other advice about boarding coach at 2am by myself that I should keep in mind?
Thank you very much!!