Amtrak sells is seats on a bucket system between two city pairs. This happens all the time in fact all over the country. A certain number of seats is sold at the lowest price or bucket between two cities. After that is sold out, it jumps to the next bucket and goes on from there. So the lower buckets from PHL to NYP obviously have been sold out and goes to the next level. The buckets from WAS to NYP have not quite sold out yet, so therefore you can get a lower price. Its not politicians.
As of right now on 2/12/09, if you buy a ticket from Amtrak's web site for 4/1/09 travel from Washington to New York City on train 180, the price is $72. From Philly, same train, it's $87. Amtrak conductors honor DC-to-NYC tickets, even if you get on at Philly. You save $15 by making advance purchases from DC instead of Philadelphia. No difference with live agents. Washington and Baltimore to NYC is the only place I've ever found this sort of fare inversion in the Amtrak system.
you still didn't answer my question. let me explain if you have a certain amount of seats allotted to travel from Philly to new york and everyone wants to travel and the train selected is at RUSH hour of course the fare will be higher. you look at the time of travel and the time of year all fares are based upon availability. so again i ask when did you get your information. lets see if you can answer my question now
I took it! I guess Amtrak has a policy to NOT milk "poor" senators, congressmenn, fed.agents and be specially compliant to some young escortladies from D.C. that regularly have to meet some VIP in NYC...
Amtrak sells is seats on a bucket system between two city pairs. This happens all the time in fact all over the country. A certain number of seats is sold at the lowest price or bucket between two cities. After that is sold out, it jumps to the next bucket and goes on from there. So the lower buckets from PHL to NYP obviously have been sold out and goes to the next level. The buckets from WAS to NYP have not quite sold out yet, so therefore you can get a lower price. Its not politicians.
saxmanb777 2 years ago
i guess you don't know that all the fares are based upon availability. did you talk to a live person or did you get your information from a website.
texasflood74 3 years ago
As of right now on 2/12/09, if you buy a ticket from Amtrak's web site for 4/1/09 travel from Washington to New York City on train 180, the price is $72. From Philly, same train, it's $87. Amtrak conductors honor DC-to-NYC tickets, even if you get on at Philly. You save $15 by making advance purchases from DC instead of Philadelphia. No difference with live agents. Washington and Baltimore to NYC is the only place I've ever found this sort of fare inversion in the Amtrak system.
dc3rdrail 3 years ago
you still didn't answer my question. let me explain if you have a certain amount of seats allotted to travel from Philly to new york and everyone wants to travel and the train selected is at RUSH hour of course the fare will be higher. you look at the time of travel and the time of year all fares are based upon availability. so again i ask when did you get your information. lets see if you can answer my question now
texasflood74 3 years ago
thats real stupid that they did that, but at least you caught it :)
railmogul2 3 years ago
I took it! I guess Amtrak has a policy to NOT milk "poor" senators, congressmenn, fed.agents and be specially compliant to some young escortladies from D.C. that regularly have to meet some VIP in NYC...
1trige 3 years ago