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Yep - despite what Caravanman said, I wouldn’t find anything unusual or concerning about a planned 10 or 15 minute connection in the UK. I’m at the opposite end of the country to him and train companies do vary, but Southwestern Railway here generally run to time. Occasionally there will be...

I’m well aware that I’m taking the most scenic route in the network, and then getting off before the scenery starts 🙂. But Denver is where my friend lives, and where my plane ticket home is from, so that’s where I need to leave.

I think some of these replies - focusing on what-ifs and fallbacks and the likelihood of delays - have missed the point of the original question: “If that same level of reasonable confidence existed for trains” That is, even if you were guaranteed to always make it, would you want to schedule...

If you were in a hurry you'd presumably fly... I'm taking my first long-distance US rail trip this summer and I'm hoping for an on-time arrival into Chicago giving me a few hours for some very brief sightseeing and a meal. A one-and-half hour wait would be the worst of all worlds - not enough...

Thanks. I’ve just added a profile picture to show the kind of trains that I’m used to using around here 🙂.

Introducing myself, as requested... I'm from the UK, and will be visiting the US this summer to meet some long-time "internet friends" in a few different locations - New York, West Virginia, Pittsburgh, and Denver. I'm going to be travelling from Pittsburgh to Denver on the Capitol Limited and...