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Old Sep 14, 2011 | 10:35 pm
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AlanB
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Originally Posted by markwo
One more question: I've read that the California Zephyr sometimes misses the connection to the Coast Starlight in Sacramento. It looks like the Zephyr is scheduled to arrive at 2:13PM and the Starlight to leave at 11:59PM.

I wouldn't mind spending an extra day in Sacramento if I missed the connection, but I've heard that you will then likely lose your sleeper accommodation (since the next day's train's sleepers may be full or near full) on the Starlight and have to ride coach. That I wouldn't like so much.

Any experiences or thoughts there?
While I would never guarantee anything, in October the odds are in your favor that the next days train would still have a few rooms left.
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