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I mentioned in an earlier post I was on an EB two years ago from Chi to Pdx and all but two bedrooms remained empty the entire trip, As I have said isn’t some revenue better than no revenue? Again,if Amtrak knows it is running empty sleepers on a train a day before,why can’t conductors sell...

A low bucket on the EB tomorrow yet booking eleven months out it’s the two highest buckets. That is what is so damn frustrating with Amtrak’s pricing structure, I will not pay anything but low bucket. Many people would like to plan cross country sleeper trips as far in advance as they can, Yes,I...

Out of curiosity I checked sleeper fares exactly six months from today October 9 from endpoints. Senior fare one person NY to Chi LS roomette $726 bedroom $1483 NY to Chi Card(day before) roomette $470 no bedroom available Was to Chi CL $630 $973 NY to NOL $456 $1268 NY to Mia Star $536 $1598...

Another frustrating aspect of Amtrak’s pricing. Many people would like to make plans months in advance for sleepers. By pricing sleepers in the highest buckets nine to eleven months out,that makes it impossible for me and many others who will not pay those outrageous prices. I’m sure there is a...

To this day I never understood why Amtrak won’t cut prices to low bucket on sleepers that remain unoccupied for an entire trip. Can you imagine Coach passengers who would jump at the chance to upgrade to a sleeper? Isn’t some revenue better than no revenue? A couple of years ago I was on the...

$3375 for a bedroom? You have to be insane to pay that. Thing is, if one person will buy it Amtrak will continue to charge it. Totally outrageous At $3375 for a one way I would expect my own personal attendant,unlimited alcoholic drinks,lobster, filet mignon, etc. That’s what I would expect for...

Booking way in advance, 9 to 11 months out will get you the higher buckets. They will lower as the date gets closer if they aren’t booked. There are hardly any sales on sleepers. People will pay the outrageous prices and Amtrak will continue to charge them. $2000 plus for bedrooms from Chicago...

I checked Feb 13 and got $379 from Chi to Cle on the Lake Shore .A whopping $729 all the way to New York. Insane.

I was on that train yesterday. I boarded in Albany and got off in Plattsburgh. Only 40% full. Huge crowd at the Port Henry station carrying welcome back banners and a press conference in Plattsburgh. Among the speakers was one of Amtrak’s exec’s Roger Harris. Free cake and Amtrak hats. I was...

Why did Amtrak remove BC from the Starlight? It was a happy medium between the overcrowded Coach and ridiculously expensive sleepers. I am sure there is no logical explanation

…to find. You have to be extremely flexible and check constantly. That $1100 roomette might be $600 the next day. Pardon the interruption. I m on the first Adirondack going North in over three years. Just passed the Port Henry station. There was a huge crowd with banners welcoming the train...

In my nearly a hundred trips in roomettes I’ve never paid more than low bucket. Of course these fares are getting harder

I don’t mind sitting with other people while dining on Amtrak. I don’t like sitting side by side with a stranger. If the diner isn’t busy there is no reason to crowd four strangers to a table.

Also Flex.

I travel on the Texas Eagle between Chicago and LA. Always low bucket.I buy a separate ticket in Coach to Bloomington for $13 and switch to a roomette for the remainder of the trip saving $140.

I booked the first Adirondack out of Albany on April 3rd. Two nights in Montreal and back on the 5th. I was on one of the very last ones in March 2020. Only downside is the weather. Two weeks out they are calling for snow and rain showers and a high of 40,but hotel rooms are inexpensive and it...

Eastbound sleeper pax on 27 get the menu from the cafe car for breakfast. Last time I took 28 about a year ago a decent ham turkey and Swiss sandwich was dinner I meant Westbound on 27

Without a Sightseer the Capitol Limited might as well go back to single level.

With a 9:30PM departure 48 is much more reliable than 30. I usually go to Harrisburg Pa when coming in on one of the Western trains and even though it will arrive in Harrisburg with a connection in NY late at night it’s more reliable than relying on 30 and 42 which gets in nine hours earlier...

So much for the rumors of real food returning this month. What’s the holdup? Finding chefs? Had a feeling traditional dining wouldn’t return to the Silvers anytime soon. Flex “dining” is still as bland as ever having many of them. Biggest gripe is the price of sleepers had not reflected the...