Train was cancelled because of 'lack of mechanical availability', I took the bus one way

This post is for those who are debating trying to reschedule if they had one of their legs cancelled and replaced by alternative transport. My trip was 370 Holland to Chicago (3 hour ride). I had planned to do a day trip (370 in the morning to chicago, 371 in the evening back to Holland).

Things of note:

1. I could have rescheduled for any available time for free, which is honestly really nice. Unfortunately, because it was a day trip the other day I could possibly do had a full train on one of the legs.

2. I arrived at the train station and they sent some buses. They had different buses for different routes. Like, instead of stopping at all the train stations with the buses, they had one bus stop at the stations and the other bus (my bus) just go straight to Chicago. Ultimately this may have saved us a little bit of time on the trip.

3. The bus sucked. The other bus looked like it may have been nicer/bigger, but you can't depend on that. This bus was one of the rental buses you might send for a school field trip. Barely any legroom, no wifi, no plugs for charging, tiny little bathroom, no cafe car (lol), etc. For a 2.5-3 hour drive, this was manageable, but it wasn't fun by any stretch.

If being on the train is an important aspect of the trip for you, DEFINITELY reschedule. The bus is not reliably comparable in any way. I'm used to short trip down to chicago being very chill and restful, but as a tall guy (6'5") I was very cramped and not having the greatest time. I also couldn't snag a coffee from the cafe car, stretch my legs, or charge my devices for my day in Chicago. If your trip is more than 3 hours, that's another huge reason to reschedule.

To be clear, it was mostly just fine. It was a bus ride. If you need to stay on schedule, riding a bus isn't going to ruin your life. If you can make the reschedule though, do it. We had a great day in chicago, the bus driver we got was very skilled at navigating chicago traffic, and everything ended up fine. We also got to ride the train back home in the evening. Would've been a complete deal breaker if it had been a bus ride back.

Anyway, I had questions about this exact situation before I took the bus and didn't find great answers so I thought I would offer thoughts in this post. Feel free to AMA