Originally Posted by Reindeerflame
No one has any business in using this train unless you know exactly what you're doing. I would say it's the "equivalent" of travel to Beirut at the moment. The Coast Starlight simply is not a mode of transportation for the general public, and hasn't been for about a year. Most of the delay problem is between Sacramento and Eugene. Some trains have operated 17 hours late.
So I guess the Sunset Limited has passed the mantle.