The old Supply & Demand

[MrKenFL]

Recently booked a 3 segment trip from DLD-WAS,WAS-CHI,CHI-EMY

Note the cost of the roomette. (2 of us)

Segment. Trip Length(hrs). Meals Price

DLD-WAS. 16. 4 $537

WAS-CHI. 17. 4. $158

CHI-EMY. 52. 12. $301

An economics lesson on Supply & Demand.

 

[amtkstn]

Rooms are cheaper on the western trains due to the super liners having more space.

 

[tricia]

If the WAS-CHI segment is on the Capitol Ltd, that's a superliner.

 

[Nathanael]

There's a serious shortage of supply of Viewliners (single-level sleeper cars). We'll see whether the prices come down when the new Viewliners go into service.

I'm a little worried that the prices *won't* come down; demand is also higher on the Viewliner-equipped routes.

 

[Paulus]

There's a serious shortage of supply of Viewliners (single-level sleeper cars). We'll see whether the prices come down when the new Viewliners go into service.

I'm a little worried that the prices *won't* come down; demand is also higher on the Viewliner-equipped routes.

Prices are too low as is.

 

[Ryan]

There's a serious shortage of supply of Viewliners (single-level sleeper cars). We'll see whether the prices come down when the new Viewliners go into service.

I'm a little worried that the prices *won't* come down; demand is also higher on the Viewliner-equipped routes.

Prices are too low as is.

What makes you think that you can do a better job than the folks that work there with less information?
Where would you set prices?