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Steve
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I'm planning a marathon rail adventure beginning April of next year using the 45 day, 18 segment pass, though I'd complete my travel in 30 days. I'll want to get roomettes occasionally to avoid constantly sleeping in coach seats and figured I'd book each individual leg as soon as it's available starting this May, rather than waiting until June when every train is available to be booked. The CSR at Amtrak suggested it would be more convenient to wait until June, rather than booking the trains piecemeal. I'd still be able to book without having to pay for a higher cost ticket until the train is 75% sold, and that's not very likely to happen ten months out.
But my concern is that the lowest bucket for the roomettes might sell out very quickly. It would be handier to know what the overall potential cost for various roomettes would be, but I figured I could get a good idea by doing a dummy booking for a train that is available now, such as early March 2017 if I were booking it today. If I wait until June, how likely is it that I might miss out on the lowest bucket for a roomette? Does anyone have experience with booking trains one at a time with a railpass?
But my concern is that the lowest bucket for the roomettes might sell out very quickly. It would be handier to know what the overall potential cost for various roomettes would be, but I figured I could get a good idea by doing a dummy booking for a train that is available now, such as early March 2017 if I were booking it today. If I wait until June, how likely is it that I might miss out on the lowest bucket for a roomette? Does anyone have experience with booking trains one at a time with a railpass?