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Conductor
I am thinking of doing a 3X points run while I am in California in May.
I am considering (all on the same day - Monday 5/17):
I called Amtrak and they said I could book online from SAC to SKN and that would include a bus from SKT to SKN. Well, other than a multi-city reservation, it won't let me do that online. When it is a multi-city reservation, the times don't match up. The bus leaves more than an hour after my train arrives, though it does give me enough time to get to SKN to catch the train back to OKJ.
I could always just go one stop further (Modesto) and turn around there. At least it is the same station. It's only $11.50 more, though I would not get any additional points for doing so (well below $50 for each of the three segments).
ANYWAY, does anyone have experience switching stations in Stockton? Is it worth walking between the two and if so, is it safe?
For those not familiar with the station codes:
I am considering (all on the same day - Monday 5/17):
- OKJ - SAC (Capital Corridor) 10:15 - 12:15
- SAC - SKT (San Joaquin Southbound) 4:55 - 5:50
- SKT - SKN - That is the question
- SKN - OKJ (San Joaquin Northbound) 8:03pm - 9:55pm
I called Amtrak and they said I could book online from SAC to SKN and that would include a bus from SKT to SKN. Well, other than a multi-city reservation, it won't let me do that online. When it is a multi-city reservation, the times don't match up. The bus leaves more than an hour after my train arrives, though it does give me enough time to get to SKN to catch the train back to OKJ.
I could always just go one stop further (Modesto) and turn around there. At least it is the same station. It's only $11.50 more, though I would not get any additional points for doing so (well below $50 for each of the three segments).
ANYWAY, does anyone have experience switching stations in Stockton? Is it worth walking between the two and if so, is it safe?
For those not familiar with the station codes:
- OKJ = Oakland Jack London Square
- SAC = Sacramento
- SKT = Stockton ACE Station (San Joaquin to and from Sacramento)
- SKN = The other Stockton station (San Joaquin to and from Oakland)