These are eye-watering prices for a trip between NYP & Boston; and a possible public relations debacle for Amtrak:
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/photo-amtrak-prices-over-thanksgiving-033000941.html
Certainly not the way to increase public approval of Amtrak and passenger trains.
200 bucks a seat on the busiest travel day of the year. How much to fly between the same cities?
The arilines are probably charging a premium for travel on those days assuming that you can even get a seat.
CSSHEGEWISCH The arilines are probably charging a premium for travel on those days assuming that you can even get a seat.
This week $184-194, one way for one adult, by air, according to Google
A quick look minutes ago shows that for Wednesday, NYP-BOS NE Regional coach seats, when they can be had at all, for $258. Seats are available on Acela for $350 & $500 (first class).
At $774 (as shown on the original link), my guess is that seats weren't selling all that well, hence the $258 figure.
Someone at Amtrak's pricing department could use a swift kick in the seat of their pants.
NKP guyThese are eye-watering prices for a trip between NYP & Boston; and a possible public relations debacle for Amtrak: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/photo-amtrak-prices-over-thanksgiving-033000941.html
$774/4 = 194.50 - that was no $774 per person.
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
Prices seem absolutely reasonable to me given it's for four tickets with little advanced notice. Classic entitled New Yorker making demands. Another reason why I suspect that a lot of those state or city based transit agencies are not paying their fair share for use of Amtrak tracks or infrastructure.
BaltACD$774/4 = 194.50 - that was no $774 per person.
Apparently, if anyone deserves a kick in the pants, it's me. I didn't read carefully the number of people included in the quote; that changes things. Thanks for pointing this out. Mea culpa.
NKP guyNKP guy wrote the following post 15 hours ago: Apparently, if anyone deserves a kick in the pants, it's me. I didn't read carefully the number of people included in the quote; that changes things. Thanks for pointing this out. Mea culpa.
On a related note, the Chicago to Milwaukee Amtrak service is FINALLY moving to variable pricing which I thought they should have done 20-30 years ago. Good news for further cost recovery with that Corridor.
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