ECRF/Amtrak trip
#1
Posted 14 December 2013 - 08:24 PM
Nashville needs Amtrak!
#2
Posted 14 December 2013 - 09:59 PM
Yes that is the best you will do at this point. Of course you can get that fare for $33.30 at the NARP or AAA rate if you belong to either.For the Sunday Amtrak trip from CT to NY, amtrak.com is showing the standard fare is $37. Should I treat that as the go ahead and buy price?
Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
#3
Posted 15 December 2013 - 10:34 AM
That is the 14 day advance purchase fare. Other discounts like AAA cannot be used with that fare.
Yes that is the best you will do at this point. Of course you can get that fare for $33.30 at the NARP or AAA rate if you belong to either.
For the Sunday Amtrak trip from CT to NY, amtrak.com is showing the standard fare is $37. Should I treat that as the go ahead and buy price?
#4
Posted 15 December 2013 - 11:21 AM
Absolutely right, Bill. Next tier up is $49, which does allow a 10% discount bringing it to $44.10 .That is the 14 day advance purchase fare. Other discounts like AAA cannot be used with that fare.
Another thought is that those who don't wish to pay that much can also opt for taking Shore Line East and Metro North back to New York. It will take much longer. But it is the way all of us might be going if our Shore Line East train is more than 11 minutes late into New London. In that case we'd all have plenty of time while riding commuter trains back to New York to think about our E-vouchers for $37 or $44.10 .
Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
#5
Posted 15 December 2013 - 10:29 PM
Another thought is that those who don't wish to pay that much can also opt for taking Shore Line East and Metro North back to New York. It will take much longer. But it is the way all of us might be going if our Shore Line East train is more than 11 minutes late into New London. In that case we'd all have plenty of time while riding commuter trains back to New York to think about our E-vouchers for $37 or $44.10 .
I was thinking of the possibility of bailing at Old Saybrook if really behind, but there is a risk of our e-tickets already being converted to e-vouchers by the time the train reaches OSB.
#6
Posted 16 December 2013 - 02:27 PM
Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
#7
Posted 19 December 2013 - 10:22 PM
Heads up for anyone with Amtrak trips that weekend on Sunday or Monday. All Sunday trains will be rebooked into the Saturday schedule, and all Monday trains will be rebooked into the Sunday schedule.
#8
Posted 20 December 2013 - 02:12 AM
That is, Amtrak trips on the Northeast Corridor. The long distance trains stay on their respective schedules, as most except the Cardinal, run every day anyhow. And the Cardinal that leaves New York on Sunday still leaves New York on Sunday.Heads up for anyone with Amtrak trips that weekend on Sunday or Monday. All Sunday trains will be rebooked into the Saturday schedule, and all Monday trains will be rebooked into the Sunday schedule.
It's simply inexcusable that Amtrak would not have the correct trains loaded in its inventory. One would think they would have learned from last year. For all we know, maybe this has been going on for years.
Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
#9
Posted 20 December 2013 - 12:55 PM
I tickled someone I know at Amtrak about this, and they said they would pass the tickle along to the correct department. We'll see what happens. My two Sunday trains both operate Saturday and Sunday, so I should be OK no matter which way it goes.It's simply inexcusable that Amtrak would not have the correct trains loaded in its inventory. One would think they would have learned from last year. For all we know, maybe this has been going on for years.
#10
Posted 20 December 2013 - 03:23 PM
Well you let us know if they were ticklish.I tickled someone I know at Amtrak about this, and they said they would pass the tickle along to the correct department. We'll see what happens. My two Sunday trains both operate Saturday and Sunday, so I should be OK no matter which way it goes.
It's not just the MLK holiday. Apparently the calendar for the entire year wasn't yet loaded. For kicks I tried a reservation for July 4th, a Friday in 2014, and it shows a regular weekday choice of trains. As long as one has the capability to make reservations 11 months in advance, then the system should "know" which days are designated as holidays as soon as those dates become available for advance booking.
Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
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