ATXEagle
Service Attendant
I'm scheduled on the Southwest Chief early next week, connecting to the Coast Starlight in LA. I hadn't been the slightest bit worried about the connection because the Chief is usually one of Amtrak's best performers. (Last time I took it we were an hour early.) I've been checking on it lately, however, and it's arrivals into LAX have frequently been hours late.
The thought of being bussed from LA to take the San Joaquin up to Sacramento to catch the CS is most definitely not appealing. The whole point of the trip was to enjoy the Coast Starlight again. I even invited a friend to join me and I've told him such great things about the scenery along the California coast.
Any ideas what's gone wrong with this route lately? Is it just the same congestion that's afflicted the Lakeshore Limited, Capitol Limited, California Zephyr, and Empire Builder?
Does anyone have personal experience with a misconnect between these trains and how it's been handled recently?
The thought of being bussed from LA to take the San Joaquin up to Sacramento to catch the CS is most definitely not appealing. The whole point of the trip was to enjoy the Coast Starlight again. I even invited a friend to join me and I've told him such great things about the scenery along the California coast.
Any ideas what's gone wrong with this route lately? Is it just the same congestion that's afflicted the Lakeshore Limited, Capitol Limited, California Zephyr, and Empire Builder?
Does anyone have personal experience with a misconnect between these trains and how it's been handled recently?