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Mr.dc3rdrail: I am a 100% Amtrak fan, and agree with you. However, u said that coach was sold out between NYP-30th Street, and coach was availiable between 30th street- WAS. Coach could have been sold out, but many people GOT OFF at Philadelphia, thus more coach seats were avialble. Great video other wise
Thunderheadpros 1 year ago
I just can't believe a train fare is over $100 more than a flight. Why would anyone ride the train if it takes 5 times as long to travel and is more expensive? That makes no sense to me.
peaatebell1 3 years ago
How is this any different than what the airlines and frt railroads do?
Donoltmann 3 years ago
It's different in two ways. Airlines won't let you on the plane mid-trip with a ticket from a different city, but Amtrak has a policy of letting anyone board and then honoring any ticket that includes current ride as a subset. And second, airlines, to my knowledge, never price flights in such a way that getting off the plane early in a ticketed trip saves you money. Amtrak does this. Bottom line: Amtrak "hides" its best fares, given its access policy rules. Airlines don't.
dc3rdrail 3 years ago
Airlines most certainly DO price this way. Consider a flight from A to B to C: The fare from A to B may be more than from A to C! And, if you ticket from A to C and get off at B, they will bill you the difference.
Frt. RRs do the same thing. Wheat from Minnesota to Seatle moves cheaper than Montana to Seattle.
You price to value, not cost.
Donoltmann 3 years ago
Kummant is ex Union Pacific
railmogul2 3 years ago