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Old Nov 10, 2017, 12:03 am
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Glensea
 
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Arlington, VA USA
Posts: 133
Thanks for another great rails report.

In 2008 we took the Capitol Limited WAS-CHI, then the Southwest Chief to LA, which arrived 6 hours late so we missed our connection to the Coastal Starlight. A week later from Portland we rode the Empire Builder to Chicago [arriving three hours late], connecting to a delayed Capitol Limited to WAS [arriving 4 hours late]. Would we do this trip again? Absolutely. We've learned that Amtrak is about destinations, not about schedules.

We fly when we need to be somewhere quickly. We take the train when we want to enjoy the journey.

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