[Seth-Trips] Seth at UIUC, Oct. 18

[Seth David Schoen]

Seth David Schoen writes:

> Praveen Sinha writes:
> 
> > What's the BART route there?
> 
> Take BART to Richmond and board a southbound Capitol Corridor to
> Emeryville.  Change at Emeryville for the California Zephyr to Chicago.
> Change at Chicago for the Illini Service train to Champaign-Urbana.
> 
> http://www.amtrakcapitols.com/
> http://www.amtrak.com/trains/californiazephyr.html
> http://www.amtrak.com/trains/illinois.html

In order to do this, you'll have to leave by around 8:00a on Wednesday
morning.  You need to arrive in Champaign-Urbana by Friday night,
because the Illini Service only runs twice a day (at 4:05p and 8:00p).
The Wednesday morning California Zephyr from Emeryville will get you
into Chicago in time to catch the 4:00p Illini on Friday.  That gets
you to Champaign-Urbana at 6:15p on Friday, and you'll have to stay
overnight.

Your complete itinerary is

Wednesday, Oct. 15

8:12a board BART Richmond line at 24th/Mission Station (train/time varies
      if starting from elsewhere in the BART system)
8:56a disembark at Richmond Station
9:11a board Amtrak Train 527 Capitol Corridor Westbound
9:28a disembark at Emeryville Station
9:35a board Amtrak Train 6 California Zephyr to Chicago

[...]

Friday, Oct 17

3:25p disembark at Chicago Union Station
4:05p board Amtrak Train 391 Illini Service to Carbondale
6:15p disembark at Champaign-Urbana

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