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Poncho
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Couple questions... traveling from the Bay Area to Salinas and Monterey via Amtrak this holiday weekend on the Coast Starlight.
Knowing that the CS is coming from Seattle and has a high likelihood of delay, I am hoping to get on a Thruway bus if the train is delayed. Will Amtrak allow a ticket change to an Amtrak Thruway bus? I know there is a crazy outdated rule preventing Thruway only travel but had heard it was eliminated (but clearly doesnt seem to be the case). Do they make exceptions for severely delayed trains to ride Thruway only?
Ideally I really want the early morning Thruway from the Bay Area to Santa Barbara timed with the Pacific Surfliner connection (so I can arrive into Salinas in the morning) but they don't sell tickets for this bus without the rail connection... this is nuts. Greyhound barely exists anymore!
Also I assume still no dining car service yet for coach passengers? Recall earlier this year they kept saying they will set it up again for coach passengers but always delay and give BS reasons.
Thanks for any updates or advice on this trip.
Knowing that the CS is coming from Seattle and has a high likelihood of delay, I am hoping to get on a Thruway bus if the train is delayed. Will Amtrak allow a ticket change to an Amtrak Thruway bus? I know there is a crazy outdated rule preventing Thruway only travel but had heard it was eliminated (but clearly doesnt seem to be the case). Do they make exceptions for severely delayed trains to ride Thruway only?
Ideally I really want the early morning Thruway from the Bay Area to Santa Barbara timed with the Pacific Surfliner connection (so I can arrive into Salinas in the morning) but they don't sell tickets for this bus without the rail connection... this is nuts. Greyhound barely exists anymore!
Also I assume still no dining car service yet for coach passengers? Recall earlier this year they kept saying they will set it up again for coach passengers but always delay and give BS reasons.
Thanks for any updates or advice on this trip.