I wish someone would notify me. Our trip (HOS-LAX-PDX-WFH) falls right in the middle of that window, but no one has notified me at all. I have a prepaid condo booked and airplane reservations for the return trip, both nonrefundable.
I don't think I would be waiting to be notified if you have a reservation coming up that quickly. I would contact AGR (if a member) or Amtrak right away. They may not have an answer but I would let them know that you are aware of the break in the same-day connection at PDX and the possible schedule change.
Well, they never did call me. I called them. I had to call twice; the first reservations agent assured me that all was in order and that the only notification I had on my reservation was for the downgraded amenities on the
Coast Starlight and
Empire Builder. The AGR agent that I spoke to next also said all was well at first, but when I asked her to double-check and take a very close look at the Portland connection she said, "Oh! You know what, you're right!"
Then the fun started. It turned out that the next day's train was Sold Out in sleeper...make that the next
two days for #28. If I was going to be three days late to our prepaid condo in Whitefish, I might as well call the trip off altogether and eat the condo and airfare. However, after a few "pretty pleases" AGR let me change my reservation to connect overnight (at my own expense) in Seattle; the next day's #8 had a suitable sleeper vacancy. So I'll miss the Columbia River in the Sightseer Lounge, but we will get to ride the
Coast Starlight bumper-to-bumper. I'm satisfied, but I'm awfully glad that I keep up with the discussions on this forum....