Last week I had posted, unsure of whether to take the Greyhound bus or Amtrak.
I decided to go Amtrak.
I was curious and believe had posted before about what happens if your thruway is late.
It happened
We were supposed to leave Denver Amtrak station at 5:35am. The station attendant came out, of course the thruway bus was going to be late. So he put me and another rider in a cab to Denver's Greyhound Station. I was irritated, I didn't want to go spend time there, it's not the most pleasant place.
At the Greyhound station we were told the bus would be in probably around 7:00am but they were not sure. If we did not make it to Raton we would probably have to be driven to Albuquerque
At this point I was thinking I should have taken my original bus.
The bus driver arrived I believe around 7:00am. We were told we would not make Raton and would be driven to Albuquerque.
So the thruway made it's usual stops from Denver to Raton. In Raton, we stopped for food and then straight to Albuquerque. The driver kept saying it was going to be close. I was sweating. I didn't want to be stuck in Albuquerque.
But we made it, with a few minutes to spare.
For as irritated as I was with missing Raton, I rather enjoyed the whole experience. It was a nice bus ride with only three of us on the bus. Even the bus driver was a pretty decent guy.
The train ride was great, the shuttle from Kingman to Las Vegas was nice. I will say, the shuttle did not stop between Kingman and Las Vegas. So be sure and go potty before you get off the train.
I decided to go Amtrak.
I was curious and believe had posted before about what happens if your thruway is late.
It happened
We were supposed to leave Denver Amtrak station at 5:35am. The station attendant came out, of course the thruway bus was going to be late. So he put me and another rider in a cab to Denver's Greyhound Station. I was irritated, I didn't want to go spend time there, it's not the most pleasant place.
At the Greyhound station we were told the bus would be in probably around 7:00am but they were not sure. If we did not make it to Raton we would probably have to be driven to Albuquerque
At this point I was thinking I should have taken my original bus.
The bus driver arrived I believe around 7:00am. We were told we would not make Raton and would be driven to Albuquerque.
So the thruway made it's usual stops from Denver to Raton. In Raton, we stopped for food and then straight to Albuquerque. The driver kept saying it was going to be close. I was sweating. I didn't want to be stuck in Albuquerque.
But we made it, with a few minutes to spare.
For as irritated as I was with missing Raton, I rather enjoyed the whole experience. It was a nice bus ride with only three of us on the bus. Even the bus driver was a pretty decent guy.
The train ride was great, the shuttle from Kingman to Las Vegas was nice. I will say, the shuttle did not stop between Kingman and Las Vegas. So be sure and go potty before you get off the train.