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I've taken the Lake Shore Limited several times between Cleveland and Chicago and vice versa over the past several years. Next week, I am taking it from Cleveland to NYC for the first time. Does anyone know of any major delays recently? I always keep in mind that most of their trains are late - and being late by 2 or 3 hours wouldn't bother me, but has anyone heard of it being ridiculously late? Also, I have heard that they no longer serve lunch eastbound? Anyone know anything about that?
Thanks!
Gilbert B Norman Member # 1541
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A positive non-technical piece on a Lake Shore trip appeared yesterday in the New York times Travel section:
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Went on it in two horrendous directions. LOL
I posted about it lower down in the forum "are All Eastern Trains that Bad?" where both ways I had 5-6 hours for chicago and each time we were late by 3-6 hours depending on the direction. First was a collision earlier in the day so we yielded to every freight train and ran about 20 mph through an hour of indiana. on the way back to NYC a lot of yielding again after cleveland (we were good before that)
LOL great article. I had my own adjectives about Gary Indiana, which is such an unreal place to pass on a foggy day. The cafe car guy - I think I know him.
Everyone here says take a NW corridor to DC and catch the Capitol. I'll be trying that next year
sojourner Member # 3134
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On my recent western trip, I took NE regional trains to NYC and DC and then the Capitol Ltd to Chicago heading west and the Lakeshore Ltd via Albany heading east. Both turned out to be excellent decisions on those particular days. The Capitol Ltd was a little over 2 hours late into Chicago and my Lakeshore Ltd was only 20 minutes late getting into Albany (yes, a small miracle).
sojourner Member # 3134
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Meant to add this in editing but somehow screwed up:
We had lunch; however, not everyone knew to go in for it early, and they did only one early seating and stopped serving in Schenectady, so you had to go early if you wanted to get it. They also ran out of desserts (the delicious chocolate pyramid!)
dilly Member # 1427
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Like they say during all those TV ads for Mutual Funds and other investment schemes:
"Past and current performance is no indication of future performance."
In other words, you won't know until you get there.
D. David Member # 4055
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quote:Originally posted by sojourner: Mine was just 20 minutes late a few weeks ago. We had lunch; however, not everyone knew to go in for it early, and they did only one early seating and stopped serving in Schenectady, so you had to go early if you wanted to get it. They also ran out of desserts (the delicious chocolate pyramid!)
You're very lucky. I was the third person in the dining car and made to wait till the room was full before orders were taken, and an HOUR before I got my food.
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