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[quote user="jjtrains"] Last night, our collegiate son returning home from LA was stranded at Ontario, CA's airport late afternoon and early evening by a SW Airlines flight cancellation.   No other flights were available and what I thought was quick thinking on my part was having him take a taxi from that airport and board the SW Chief at San Bernardino.  He gladly (at the time) did so.   [/quote] Junior got some bad advice even if Number 4 had been on time.  He could have spent the night in a motel near Ontario and probably been on his way home in the morning.  Assuming he was flying to Chicago, SW has morning flights from Ontario to Chicago's Midway Airport at 6:40, 7:20, 7:45, 8:25, 8:50, 9:15, 10:25, and 11:30.  With the exception of the late morning flights, junior could have been home in time for supper the next night had he stayed overnight and flown out on one of the morning flights.  It would be very unusual if SW had not been able to book him on one of those flights. The cost of the motel would have been less than the cost of the meals on the train, assuming that he traveled in a coach and ate in the dinning car.  If he opted for a sleeper, he could have stayed in the best hotel in Ontario. Amtrak's long distance trains are not a serious alternative to commercial air service or for that matter driving.  If arriving at your destination on time is not a consideration, and you like to read and chat with people in the lounge car, traveling on a long distance train can be fun.  But relying on one to get you anywhere on time is not a good idea.
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