Recent content by Amtrak709

jis: With respect, and I am really serious now: Do you really believe in your heart, mind, and soul that Amtrak would ever consider using this station that is steps away from that wonderful Jacksonville Terminal Station. Spent many wonderful times in Jacksonville Terminal in the late 1960's...

So I guess the answer is really supply and demand (assuming 3 sleepers with 33+ roomettes and only 6-9 bedrooms if you count the H bedroom). With respect, however, the fare is whatever it is on the day you buy it. I have only once in my life booked and purchased a ticket 360 days (Amtrak's...

Another curiosity mostly directed to those well versed on Amtrak fare structure (if there is such a person???): I have traveled rail since 1966 and my preferred method of travel is sleeper bedroom as a single passenger. I know that due to "buckets" and yield management that it is difficult if...

How about $1619 NYP-MIA for a 27-hour trip. I suspect one could utilize this whole forum in discussing the now ridiculous high priced sleeping car fares. As a nearly 76 year old railfan, I used to just get on the trains to ride--mostly SAV-WAS or JAX-WAS or ATN-WAS. Somewhere in the last two...

My apologies for implying that is was COVID that killed-off Train Days as I am very much aware that Train Days ended much earlier and, therefore, COVID should NOT be blamed. My intent was rather to state the obvious "no frills" status that Amtrak has become especially since COVID--no Train...

I ,too, miss Train Days. It was an always an opportunity to board the sleepers on the Crescent in ATN and just ride overnight to WAS or PHL on a Friday. Always returned home the same day (Saturday). I remember in either 2009 or 2010 sitting in the PHL Metropolitan Lounge by myself (no one else...

jis: I think you used admirable restraint in your response. I know the connections in SAS to and from the Sunset Ltd. and Texas Eagle are a bit confusing in any direction because of the Sunset tri-weekly days of operation, but really??? My travels are always DAL-SAS-NOL-ATN which requires...

I have, on several occasions at varying times of day , boarded Acela First Class at NYP headed to just PHL Spoke to the attendant upon boarding and have been served meals with time to spare--every time!!

I get so angry when I read a report like the one referenced here. Just a simple oversight with a simple fix as joelkfla recounted. I have traveled Amtrak for its 50+ years and the passenger railroads for another +15 before Amtrak. To treat a passenger inappropriately--especially one who may...

mlanoue: Trying to stay on point with the thread here. Had almost forgotten about the Three Rivers. It was the very last heritage 10/6 sleeper I occupied on rails in the US. Was this train ultimately "doomed" due to a cancelled U S Postal Service contact??

railiner: Thank you for that post. I sadly must admit I had never heard of Mr. Frimbo. I have always been proud of my 375,000 miles, BUT 2.2 million. WOW. I just ordered his book from Amazon which will be here on Sunday. Thanks again!

AMEN to that! I have always tried to be supportive of Amtrak (it's the only passenger service we've got now in the US). One gets a little unhappy when recalling the days of the AT&SF Super Chief. My significant rail trips did not begin until 1966 and were limited to eastern seaboard trains...

As I wrote in a previous post on this thread several months ago, I, personally and as just a railfan, am NOT going to spend another 30 years of my life (which I don't have) with my breath held awaiting the return of passenger rail from NOL and across the Florida panhandle. I did so in the...

jis: Just to throw in my two cents worth, I personally have always been one who prefers to purchase a bedroom (since and even before the heritage roomettes went away in the 1990's) and have gotten used to paying about 130%-140% of the roomette fare for that bedroom for about the last 30+ years...

jis: Wow! I was fascinated by your reference and link to "The Seat Reservation Policy (PDF)" above. One would think that I as a graduate of The College of William and Mary would, at least, understand some of it--but I don't think I did. Back in my days of working part time for the C&O at the...