Amtrak. I'm scheduled to get into Elko at 3AM. Any suggestions as to how to get picked up at that time? Anyone else ever arrived by train?
Call Peter or Louis from Monas or Inez’s. They offer free pick up, just not sure if they can do it at that hour. Elko also has a Taxi Service. You may also wish to find a hotel that advertises an airport shuttle… contact them and see if they can get you from the train station, also verify that someone is available at that hour. Just be warned about the Taxi that they are experiencing a driver shortage, people have tried to call them and have had the phone be answered by a recorded message saying no one is available until whatever time, and to call back then.
I know you posted that you were a member from the good old days and have since rejoined, so please forgive me if I’m saying stuff you consider common knowledge.
I don’t know how much you know about Elkos Amtrak Station, but it’s pretty much just a couple of concrete platforms next to train tracks. No staff, restrooms or vending machines. No where to wait indoors. Once you step off the train you are on your own.
I have no idea what their on time % is, but Amtrak is known for being late, especially on that route. Torri (one of the girls from Inez’s) told me she was supposed to be on that 3am train one night, she ended up getting there I think late morning, THE NEXT DAY, so she was delayed by like 30 hours. She said she will not take Amtrak again. But on a positive note if it does happen being picked up at 3am won’t be a problem.
I also don’t know where you are coming from or what your personal situation is, or if you have chosen not to go this way for whatever reason, but have you considered the SLC-EKO shuttle? Ever since that launched Amtrak has become way less popular. It runs from SLC airport to Maverick Casino in Elko. Arrives in Elko early evening and departs Elko late morning. Never taken it myself but everyone who has seems very happy with it.
