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[QUOTE]Originally posted by smitty195: [QB] Absolutely do NOT rely on Amtrak's long-distance trains to get you to a cruise with a same-day connection!! For example, today's Sunset Limited is running at least 6 hours late. The Sunset Limited does not have a reliable schedule AT ALL. You will enjoy your train trip much more if you can relax and not worry about making a connection. I will second Judy's advice to build one night of "cushion" into your schedule. When I travel on Amtrak where a connection is required between two long-distance trains (for example, from the California Zephyr arriving into Chicago and then departing on another eastbound train, such as the Capitol Limited), I will always plan on staying the night in Chicago in a hotel. That way, it doesn't matter how late the train is and the trip is enjoyable. If you keep looking at your watch wondering if you'll make it, your relaxing trip will become a nightmare. Been there, done that...... But the key here is not to rely on a same-day connection to your cruise when coming from a long-distance train. If you were only taking a Surfliner for a same-day connection, that would be pretty safe as those trains run frequently and usually on-time. But coming from a long-distance train to a Surfliner, no way....I would never do it. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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