Taking a series of trains, buses and fun facts about them
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@skinnylatte Was the Coast Starlight on time? Thinking about a trip to L.A. by train at some point.
@SVChucko surprisingly the last two times I took it, it was on time.
The time before that (during the winter with lots of issues), delayed by 8h
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@SVChucko surprisingly the last two times I took it, it was on time.
The time before that (during the winter with lots of issues), delayed by 8h
@skinnylatte We took a trip from the Bay to central Pennsylvania by train in November. Out of 8 trains, the very first (Capitol Corridor) was the better part of a hour late, but we met family in Sacramento, so the timing wasn't critical. Only one other train was more than a few minutes late. But that one, the Floridian, was almost 4 hours late for what was supposed to be a midnight departure. That was not a fun night at the Pittsburgh Amtrak station.
The California Zephyr was great in both directions.
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@skinnylatte huh, I’ve done Amtrak Thruway bus to Emeryville; transfer at Richmond; and bike/walk from Lake Merritt BART to Jack London station; but never this. What do you like about this option?
@scott I don’t like going to soma / fidi in the early morning, I much prefer BART straight from civic center
This shuttle is very frequent and reliable
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@scott I don’t like going to soma / fidi in the early morning, I much prefer BART straight from civic center
This shuttle is very frequent and reliable
@skinnylatte and I guess the Coast Starlight (unlike the Capitol Corridor and Gold Runner nee San Joaquins) doesn't stop in Richmond. question answered. cool glad that works for you!
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Golden hour somewhere around Lompoc.
@skinnylatte I do love the Coast Starlight!
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Where am I going? That’s a good question.
London, actually. But I’m taking a series of trains (and later planes. Eventually)
@skinnylatte Disappointed you're not taking a subterranean train across the Bering strait then the Transsiberian.
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4. Union station to Downtown LA on the LA Metro D line
Fun fact: LA metro was just selling T-shirts with the slogan ‘Ride the D’. It was sold out very quickly
EDIT: adding prices as a record. This was $1.75
5. Bus no 4 from downtown LA to the fashion district
This was $1.75
Fun fact: if you take another bus or train within 2 hours on LA metro, the transfer is free. So going there and coming back can cost just $1.75
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5. Bus no 4 from downtown LA to the fashion district
This was $1.75
Fun fact: if you take another bus or train within 2 hours on LA metro, the transfer is free. So going there and coming back can cost just $1.75
@skinnylatte buses are great! Ours has been 1$ for a long time.
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@skinnylatte retroactively waves as you pass(ed) Diridon
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5. Bus no 4 from downtown LA to the fashion district
This was $1.75
Fun fact: if you take another bus or train within 2 hours on LA metro, the transfer is free. So going there and coming back can cost just $1.75
@skinnylatte we used to live just a block from there! You are (or were) conveniently close to Sonoratown (delicious flour tortilla tacos)
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@skinnylatte we used to live just a block from there! You are (or were) conveniently close to Sonoratown (delicious flour tortilla tacos)
@samantha yup, am a big fan. One of the first spots I tried here back in the day
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@samantha yup, am a big fan. One of the first spots I tried here back in the day
@skinnylatte god I miss good tacos. There's not much of a Mexican population in Vancouver, and thus also a sad lack of good tacos. I wonder if tacos are the best thing about America.
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3. Coast Starlight to Los Angeles
Fun fact: This train will travel through some of the most beautiful areas of the Pacific coast, and at least one rocket launch base
EDIT: adding prices as a record. This usually costs $48-120 depending on when you book it. I got it as part of my rail pass
#Trains #Amtrak #California #CoastStarlight
@skinnylatte Coast Starlight is a bucket list train. After living on the circus train, I've run some of those rails, but some of the gorgeous bits the senior techs (fairly) claimed. If money and time weren't an issue, I'd like to go from NYC, to San Diego, via Chicago and Seattle. I'd get to check off Montana, Washington and Oregon in one trip, and go from the worst rails on the continent to the best. Still annoyed I slept through the announcement when we crossed the Great Salt Lake.
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5. Bus no 4 from downtown LA to the fashion district
This was $1.75
Fun fact: if you take another bus or train within 2 hours on LA metro, the transfer is free. So going there and coming back can cost just $1.75
Union Station, Los Angeles. Guess where I’m going next?
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Union Station, Los Angeles. Guess where I’m going next?
@skinnylatte
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Union Station, Los Angeles. Guess where I’m going next?
@skinnylatte on the scissor lift!
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Union Station, Los Angeles. Guess where I’m going next?
@skinnylatte San Diego!
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Union Station, Los Angeles. Guess where I’m going next?
@skinnylatte love union station so much
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Union Station, Los Angeles. Guess where I’m going next?
@skinnylatte I have no idea, but I know I am about to learn of all the great places to eat there.
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Union Station, Los Angeles. Guess where I’m going next?
@skinnylatte One of the most beautiful train stations I’ve ever been in.
