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Old Dec 23, 2008, 2:57 AM
Butch Cassidy Slept Here Butch Cassidy Slept Here is offline
 
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Default It's Amtrak time

After the first 12 hours, I would have been calling Amtrak. I'm assuming your final destination is NOT in Hawaii or Alaska. Amtrak can have you in Florida, Atlanta, or Chicago in 24 hours, and Denver in 48 hours. And, for the equivalent of an airline first class fare, you can book a bed on all of these routes. Most Amtrak routes, east of the Mississippi, have defrosters (gas jets) on the switches, so then is no problem with freezing switches. Is that $99 fare worth THAT much aggravation??