Originally Posted by
Daze
Picked up my ticket for #51-5 NYP-CHI-DEN in Sept. yesterday. 20K for economy bedroom, one of the best values in FF redemption anywhere.
The scheduled connecting time at Chicago is 3 hrs 25 min.
However, checking yesterday, July 2, #51 arrived Chicago 1 hour and 31 minutes late, making the actual connecting time 1 hour 54 minutes.
So my point remains valid. Be prepared for your layover to become less than scheduled.
Yeah, the Cardinal is the second worst performing train behind the Silver Star at 61.5% and 60.0% respectively. The Silver Meteor follows closely on their heals.
However, had you elected to take either the LSL or the Capitol, you'd have done much better with OTP's of 84.9% and 88.3% respectively. And for a train that used to be labled the Late Shore Limited and the Late For Sure Limited, 85% is pretty respectable.