Aside from being chronically slow, I think the Coast Starlight is still out of service due to the mudslide south of Eugene at the end of January. Apparently Union Pacific, who owns the track, had/is having problems laying new track. -Tod Tod Olson <[log in to unmask]> Systems Librarian University of Chicago Library On Feb 21, 2008, at Feb 21, 10:24 AM, Vicki Jean Beauchamp wrote: > Alaska Airlines also has some good fares, and frequent flights into > Portland > out of SFO. > > Hwy 101 through California and Oregon is gorgeous, but really slow > going. > > I love trains, and the trains that only travel within Oregon and > Washington > state are much nicer and faster and all around more pleasant... But > the > Coast Starlight (the train out of SF) is really a nightmare, > timewise. It's > such a shame. vj > >> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On >>> Behalf Of Elizabeth Sadler >>> Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 10:00 PM >>> To: [log in to unmask] >>> Subject: [CODE4LIB] what's the best way to get from Portland >>> to San Francisco on Feb 28? >>> >>> Dear Code4Lib folks, >>> >>> Can some of you west-coasters advise me on the best (read: cheapest >>> and most fun) way to get from Portland to San Francisco on February >>> 28? Taking a plane is my last resort. My first choice would be >>> hitching a ride with any conference attendees who would be going >>> that >>> way anyway, and I also thought about taking the train but Amtrak has >>> stymied me. Greyhound would take much too long, I imagine. >>> >>> Anyway, I thought it was worth a question. Any suggestions from the >>> community? >>> >>> Bess >>> >>> Elizabeth (Bess) Sadler >> >> > -- > aprendiz de todo, maestro de nada > http://www.altportland.com