Originally Posted by
Mary2e
Thank you very much. It seems the Chicago route involves changing trains only once, and takes just under 3 days. Has that been your experience? Delays? (yes, I know they happen everywhere).
Yes, it takes 3 nights to get to Los Angeles. If possible, I'd suggest trying to take the train to San Francisco (Oakland) as that particular route is exceptionally scenic from Denver to Salt Lake.
You can scan through the posts here and get some idea of some of the recent issues. Lousy food on the train to Chicago is one. Another has been a shortage of equipment with some unlucky sleeping car passengers suddenly finding out they no longer have a sleeper. I imagine the odds are not great of this happening, but in the past, I never even worried about it. I have usually had pretty good staff on the Western long-distance trains. My last trip from Chicago to Reno in 2021 had a very good crew.