Recent content by Hawkeye

Just curious if anyone knows the reason for the recent arrival delays of the #30 into WAS? I'm guessing it could be all the rain? Heading that way tomorrow and hoping I make my Acela connecting in DC :-)

I hope I'm lucky enough to have him on my CHI - WAS ride next week.

I am seriously considering buying 2 one-way tickets from MSP to CHI, just to make sure we don't miss the train in CHI...

Thanks! I didn't know about that site. I went to check the old Amtrak Delays site and discovered it's no longer being updated.

Taking my first trip in about 3 years (rode the SWC from KS to LA in 2014). Just curious how the EB is doing with passengers making the connection to the CL in Chicago? My son and I will be traveling from MSP to CHI and then onto DC. Thanks!

I have also noticed the improvement these past few days. I hope it stays that way!

I will be taking my first trip on the Southwest Chief (Newton, KS to LA) in July and have been periodically looking at Amtrak Delays just to get an idea of how the train runs. The Chief was doing really well in early spring, but when I looked this morning, there are some pretty significant...

You've had ALL the luck, haven't you, Amamba! I hope you are home SOON.

**Just realized the LSL left late last night to accommodate all the poor folks coming in on the EB** I'm guessing that's the reason? Just curious if anyone knows why today's LSL is running 2+hours late? Is it heat? Just trying to figure out if it's something that's likely to happen again...

Ack, sorry you are having such a rough trip! If you do end up on the Friday LSL, we'll have to look each other up :) we are on the CZ tomorrow morning and then the LSL. I'll be the one with the excited 8-year-old boy.

I signed up for a #6 train alert 2 days ago, activated it, but haven't received any alerts yet. Any suggestions? I did a 4-day alert from 7/17-7/20.

Wow, I'm so glad I switched to the CZ in Omaha for our Friday trip back east! The poor EB cannot catch a break!

Just curious: I've booked a trip w/a sleeper using AGR. Let's say I'm taking the CZ to Chicago and am ticketed on the LSL into NYP (final destination NJ). If I arrive in time to make the CL and there is a bedroom available, can I switch to this train mid-trip? The reason I ask is because I...

Thanks for all of the great suggestions - and the information about the museum closing times. It sounds like we will have several excellent options :)

If all goes well next week and the CZ is close to on-time into Chicago (knock on wood), I will have about 6 hours before the LSL leaves. I'll have my 8-year-old son with me and would love suggestions for things we can do, places to eat in that time frame. Is the top of the Sears Tower and a...