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I saw in a post on another strand that the Eastbound Lakeshore Ltd is going to leave Chicago earlier on the new schedule. Does anyone know what time and when precisely the new schedules starts? I couldn't seem to find it on the Amtrak website.
RRRICH Member # 1418
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Sojourner - the new schedule is in effect now. Basically, AMTRAK schedules go from time change to time change. The new schedules are effective with the beginning of daylight savings time, and are valid through the end of daylight savings time, in late October.
The Lake Shore Ltd (or "Late For Sure Ltd" as some of us call it......) is now scheduled to depart Chicago at 7:55 PM, with arrival in New York at 3:25 PM the next day. Your local AMTRAK station should have timetables in stock to give you.
chaslett Member # 1012
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I can't find the new Capitol and Lakeshore time schedules online. Are they any changes on the westbound trains?
sojourner Member # 3134
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Oh, sorry, I thought there was some new upcoming change not yet at the Amtrak site that you all were talking about here. 7:55 is what I have on my tickets. Thanks for the info, RRRRich!
DeeCT Member # 3241
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This "change" must have been contemplated for an awfully long time. My tickets which were issued on Nov 9 of last year for my upcoming trip (returning May 13 on the LSL to Springfield, MA) have that 7:55 pm time on them.
Westbound on LSL leaves Springfield, MA at 3:25 pm leaves Albany, NY at 6:50 pm
jp1822 Member # 2596
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The New Amtrak Schedule takes affect 4/24/2006 - NOT with the time daylight savings time change this year.
The Lake Shore will depart 1/2 hour earlier going WESTBOUND - at 3:20 p.m., rather than 3:50 p.m. Arrival into Chicago - per the book - is 9:05 a.m. There's no change to the eastbound schedule.
As I have stated before, I would prefer that this train leave around 5:00 p.m. We were heading in the right direction - changed from 4:35 p.m. to 12:30 to 2:50 to 3:50, now 3:15 p.m. (eastbound). Would allow for a full day's work in NYC, rather than skipping out around 3 p.m. to catch the train - to upstate NY or Chicago. Lake Shore is the last train to serve upstate NY destinations.
Also, the afternoon departure of the westbound Lake Shore Limited is too close to the other long distance departure times. Choas in the station and Sunnyside may (will) ensue. Southbound Silver Meteor is schedule to go out at 3:15 p.m. - 5 minutes before the westbound Lake Shore - yes different routes, but same city of origination.
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