Originally Posted by
AlanB
Sounds like a very nice trip. Although I do hope that you make your connection in SAC, as the CZ is notoriously late.
I know the CZ runs late, but I figured that 10 hours is enough!

That's why I chose westbound, instead of eastbound, which only gives about 4 1/2 hours. Especially when you consider it's the Coast Starlate!
the loss of the train bridge northeast of SAC isn't likely to help things out either.
The trip is in mid July, so hopefully the bridge will be repaired by then.