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AmtrakMaineiac reacted to zephyr17's post in the thread Analysis of the Gardner/Harris May '23 train rides, intentions, speculations with
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Since they rode in a biz car I think the degree to which they actually were interacting with passengers and front line employees is the... -
AmtrakMaineiac reacted to lordsigma's post in the thread Analysis of the Gardner/Harris May '23 train rides, intentions, speculations with Like.
The thing I find ironic is that many of us here have complained about how they never go out and interact with passengers and crew out on...
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AmtrakMaineiac reacted to Sidney's post in the thread Analysis of the Gardner/Harris May '23 train rides, intentions, speculations with Like.
Ideally,both the Eagle and the Capitol Limited should have a Sightseer. They both used to, but I would pick the Capitol Ltd to be the...
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AmtrakMaineiac reacted to MARC Rider's post in the thread Analysis of the Gardner/Harris May '23 train rides, intentions, speculations with Like.
Actually, if I were forced to permanently eliminate at sightseer lounge from one train, I'd probably pick the Texas Eagle. I've ridden...
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Amtrak has suppressed showing the rail fare/accommodation charge split entirely on the website now. I think someone at Amtrak thought...
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Yes. Roomette fare structure is room fare + rail fare. Amtrak combines these two amounts when booking. (And often times, they will...
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AmtrakMaineiac reacted to zephyr17's post in the thread Fare Buckets - and when do they increase/decrease? with Like.
And the by far the vast majority of Pullman travel in the day was by business travelers on expense accounts. People that paid it...
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AmtrakMaineiac reacted to zephyr17's post in the thread Fare Buckets - and when do they increase/decrease? with Like.
Well, in my case they kinda do compete for my business. But it could only even be remotely considered a point-to-point competitor for...
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AmtrakMaineiac reacted to zephyr17's post in the thread Fare Buckets - and when do they increase/decrease? with Like.
I did it just now. All the figures I used I got today, using 11/3/2023 as a departure date. You can check at viarail.ca and Amtrak.com...
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AmtrakMaineiac reacted to zephyr17's post in the thread Fare Buckets - and when do they increase/decrease? with Like.
Off season Sleeper Plus discount fare Vancouver-Toronto in a cabin is $2070.60 CAD including taxes. That's $1519.40 USD at today's...
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AmtrakMaineiac reacted to Devil's Advocate's post in the thread Fare Buckets - and when do they increase/decrease? with Like.
Yeah, it's a big mess as moderate inflation is used as a convenient cover for rampant greed and absurd price gouging. + +
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Last year on the CS (LAX > EMY), I dozed off in my room and was late to the dining car for dinner. I asked my SCA if I might have dinner...
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I have also found that $2.00 bills are great for tipping for a quick request. Only problem is getting them. Banks (at least mine) has a...
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AmtrakMaineiac reacted to Mark P's post in the thread Amtrak long term service cancellations and restorations (2022-2023) with Like.
Found the reason why from Amtrak twitter:
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AmtrakMaineiac reacted to Bostontoallpoints's post in the thread Cape Flyer seasonal service with Wow.
The commonwealth yanked the funding because the railroad was skimming the books.