sleeping car prices

[Steve4031]

I just did a search for a July trip, and saw that the a viewliner roomette on the Cardinal is 340 extra. ON the Capitol, a superliner roomette is 179. The rail fare on the cardinal is 65, and 85 on the Capital. Even though the Cardinal does not have a diner, it is quite a bit more expensive. That is strange.

 

[battalion51]

It's probably due to the fact that a regular Capitol Ltd had 28 Roomettes available, whereas the Cardinal only has 12, so it doesn't take as much for the Buckets to bump up a bracket on the Cardinal as it does on the Capitol.

 

[Steve4031]

It's probably due to the fact that a regular Capitol Ltd had 28 Roomettes available, whereas the Cardinal only has 12, so it doesn't take as much for the Buckets to bump up a bracket on the Cardinal as it does on the Capitol.

I was thinking along those lines too. I know the superliners have more roomettes.

 

[MrFSS]

I just did a search for a July trip, and saw that the a viewliner roomette on the Cardinal is 340 extra.

Time of year and demand. I rode the Cardinal from NYP to IND in Feb, was the only one in the sleeper until we reached Washington DC and only paid $125.00.

 

[Steve4031]

I just did a search for a July trip, and saw that the a viewliner roomette on the Cardinal is 340 extra.

Time of year and demand. I rode the Cardinal from NYP to IND in Feb, was the only one in the sleeper until we reached Washington DC and only paid $125.00.

125 for a "private car". That is pretty good.

I once was the lone coach passenger in the New Orleans Kansas City through coach in the late 80's I had the car to my self for most of the night. That was cool.

 

[AlanB]

It's probably due to the fact that a regular Capitol Ltd had 28 Roomettes available, whereas the Cardinal only has 12, so it doesn't take as much for the Buckets to bump up a bracket on the Cardinal as it does on the Capitol.

That's exactly the reason.

 

[MrFSS]

I once was the lone coach passenger in the New Orleans Kansas City through coach in the late 80's I had the car to my self for most of the night. That was cool.

Best one I heard about was a friend some years ago flying on the red-eye from IND to ORD. He had a coach ticket, was the ONLY passenger on the plane and they wouldn't let him sit in first class!

 

[Steve4031]

I once was the lone coach passenger in the New Orleans Kansas City through coach in the late 80's I had the car to my self for most of the night. That was cool.

Best one I heard about was a friend some years ago flying on the red-eye from IND to ORD. He had a coach ticket, was the ONLY passenger on the plane and they wouldn't let him sit in first class!

How much you wanna bet that airline went out of business.

 

[MrFSS]

How much you wanna bet that airline went out of business.

Was United A/L. They would have canceled the flight but needed the equipment the next AM in Chicago.

 

[Steve4031]

How much you wanna bet that airline went out of business.

Was United A/L. They would have canceled the flight but needed the equipment the next AM in Chicago.

They must have had some really bad people working that day, or it was just a short flight and nobody cared. I really do not know what the airline policy is on this situation, but I do know people get upgraded. My father and I have been upgraded to business class returning from Europe on three different occassions even though we were traveling on relatively cheap fares.

As a point of comparison, Amtrak would not move a passenger to a sleeper just becuase there was no space sold . . . so I guess I got to go back on what I said earlier.

Are you all confused yet!!!?

 

[PRR 60]

If it was just a positioning ferry flight open for whatever few revenue pax they could get, they might not have wanted F even occupied to minimize cost of a dedicated FA.