"One child ages 2 – 12 is eligible to receive a 50% discount on the lowest available adult rail fare on most Amtrak trains with each fare-paying adult". I.E. one half fare child per accompanying adult.
NewYork by rail website:
"One child ages 2 – 12 is eligible to receive a 50% discount on the lowest available adult rail fare on most Amtrak trains with each fare-paying adult (age 18+). If any additional child per adult will be traveling, reservations must be made for that child as an “Adult”...
My daughter has recently ridden Northeast Regional trains from 128 to Stamford with two children, 7 and 4. She was forced to pay an adult fare for the 7 year old. Not a fair fare! Is this a system-wide policy?
Mike