going east on zephry to chicago,il once you arrive do you have time to make connections to city of new orleans going to new orleans?
Posted by JSChicago (Member # 68) on :
You can check the schedules on Amtrak's site, www.amtrak.com
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Jack S. Chicago, IL
Posted by Konstantin (Member # 18) on :
You may have time for a connection according to the schedule, but I would not depend on it. Amtrak trains are notoriously late. It is not uncommon for them to be over ten hours late. I would plan to stay in Chicago overnight, then take the next day's City of New Orleans.
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Posted by Genesis803 (Member # 122) on :
I have made the connection Between the CZ and The City of New Orleans before with no problem. It is a guaranteed connection which means Amtrak is responsible if you miss your train. They will provide hotel accomodations or a bus ride to catch up the the City of New Orleans. Good Luck! Enjoy!
Posted by reggierail (Member # 26) on :
Shouldn't be a problem making the connection. If the Zephyr is very late they can bus you from a point east of Chicago to a point south on the City of New Orleans route to catch up. The Zephyr has ben running pretty much on time lately as the BNSF has always done a good job of handling Amtrak trains. I just rode the Zephyr from Sacramento to Chicago a few weeks ago & the train was on time the whole trip. Yours Reggie