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| Union Station, Los Angeles |
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| Union Station entrance |
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| Union Station Clock |
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| Union Station old ticket counter (not used) |
So normally we would be boarding the Coast Starlight right now for our 12:15 PM departure, bound for Seattle. However, there is a "delay" and is not clear yet when (or if) we will get to board. Apparently part of the issue IS that mudslide that happened on Monday.
In any case, we have drinks and they were giving out free snackpacks to coach passengers. Right now, the train manager has come by to tell us that the train that is going to be departing late. The issue is that the train that would be turning, the Coast Starlight #11 that left Seattle on Monday morning, was supposed to arrive in LA on Tuesday night at 9 pm. However, it didn't arrive until this morning at 7:15 AM, right before my train did. They now need to clean it and turn it over to get it ready for us. We (sleeping car passengers) are going to be given free lunch in the TRAXX restaurant on the other side of the station. We will be allowed to order an entree and a non-alcoholic beverage. .
In any case, he is "guessing" that we might leave around 2 pm. Who knows, it is the train? This sort of occurrence is pretty common on Amtrak, and luckily I don't necessarily need to be on Seattle at a particular time. Additionally, if there was going to be a delay, this is probably the best time for it to happen since I won't miss a connecting train (like I would have if I had this delay in Chicago or New York).
So now off to lunch for me! I am definitely having a cocktail (or two!).
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