That period in August perhaps interleague baseball games between the Cubs and White Sox -or-
Milwaukee Brewers ?
Milwaukee Brewers ?
That period in August perhaps interleague baseball games between the Cubs and White Sox -or-
Milwaukee Brewers ?
I rode a Northeast Regional into Washington on Jan. 5, 2021. The train was full of people who were obviously there to participate in demonstrations protesting the results of the 2020 election, based on the buttons and shirts, etc., that they were wearing. I suspect that a lot of those people were also involved in the events of the next day, which turned out to be a little more than a mere "protest.". Aside from surge pricing because of the event, it might be that the "Powers That Be" are trying to discourage people from traveling to Chicago during the convention period.Putting a $179 fare on Borealis between CHI and MSP during the conventions seems an absurd level of surge pricing, though during the week of the Chicago convention routes like DTW-CHI and STL-CHI are also triple-ish what is available a week earlier. In
Thanks for taking the time to post. I switched over all my upcoming EB 8/28/7/27 trips to the Borealis 1333/1340 but Labor Day weekend was really high ($291 roundtrip from LSE to Chicago in Business Class).Over the last few days I've noticed some oddball fares on certain dates in summer where Borealis is really expensive, far more than the Empire Builder. So while watching TV I looked up fares CHI-MSP through summer to see what's going on. Turns out Borealis is nearly always cheaper but there are a few very specific periods when it's not...the two presidential conventions and a four-day period in early August I have not found a reason for:
Putting a $179 fare on Borealis between CHI and MSP during the conventions seems an absurd level of surge pricing, though during the week of the Chicago convention routes like DTW-CHI and STL-CHI are also triple-ish what is available a week earlier. In the case of CHI-MSP the much-lower fares on the Empire Builder make the Borealis fares especially noteworthy. Not sure about those four dates in earlier August but again it seems to be related to something.
Nevertheless I was glad (relieved?) to see a pattern which showed what was going on. When I stumbled upon those $179 days poking around over the weekend it was kind of alarming,
Is this seating plan what is going to be used on the Borealis ?---it is similar to what I remember with 2-1 seating and 15 seats per car.
As far as we all know the business class on the Horizon will be in the Amfleet I club-dinette, where half of the car (roughly) is the cafe + table seating, and the other half is 2-1 business class seating, of 15 seats per car.Is this seating plan what is going to be used on the Borealis ?
If the car is Horizon appears to be more than 15 seats ?
I was going to offer to buy you a drink, but you'll be getting off in Winona right before I board in La Crosse.Thanks for the info - - - - -
Nice attractive train set
Today bought two round trip Business class tickets MSP-WIN-MSP for Friday May 24 (senior fare)
Was advised there is no seat assignment selection - first come first serve
Oh you mean a casserole depending on which side of which border you are traveling - LOL !Bring a hotdish.
Yes, someone on Facebook suggested curds! You're right that fried wouldn't work, but they could do Ellsworth 'squeaky' (fresh) refrigerated curds! Wouldn't be all that hard to procure; Ellsworth or other options are of course widely available in WI and even MN.Cheese curds. That's the regional food here. And they're not on the menu. (probably because restaurants usually serve them fried)
Maybe not on the St. Paul end but as for Chicago with the number of trains should be ablePerhaps the short notice start-up did not leave time enough to work food deals with regional firms.
That's my original home town. My parents' house is close enough to smell the creamery.Yes, someone on Facebook suggested curds! You're right that fried wouldn't work, but they could do Ellsworth 'squeaky' (fresh) refrigerated curds! Wouldn't be all that hard to procure; Ellsworth or other options are of course widely available in WI and even MN.
Love that! They make the best cheese and cheese curds! I have no idea if being close enough to smell the creamery is a good or bad thing, though, I gotta sayThat's my original home town. My parents' house is close enough to smell the creamery.
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