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I very much hope that this is the case. Living near BWI, they’re almost the only game in town.

Cisco Opus Nr 1 is a straight banger and I’ll bare knuckle box anyone that dares disagree. The This American Life episode on the topic is a classic.

Part II... When we last saw our intrepid hero, he was headed back to his girlfriends place in Boulder (at least he had somewhere to go, and she was able to make the hour-long drive to retrieve him). Despite being told by the gate agent that his bags were held there because he didn't make the...

You're still missing the point, Jim. There is an order that the rooms are programmed to sell in, and that order is based on supposed human preferences that sell good rooms before bad rooms. Alan provided a clue as to what that order is programmed into the computer.

@AlanB provides a clue from the great beyond...

Here's my tale of woe (really my son's)... For those that don't know I have a 19 year old - he was in CO to spend some time snowboarding w/his significant other that lives in Boulder. Original plan was to fly home this past Wednesday on a direct DEN-BWI flight that would have had him home...

There's totally a way of knowing, when credit is denied they have to tell you why. Your theory is ridiculous, as FNBO doesn't know/care how many points you already have, and wouldn't pass up the opportunity to make money off of a new customer over a piddling number of points.

And you're all set in a roomette for the next train?

Thanks, I had hoped that someone with more direct experience would come along and make it right. Nominated for Post of the Year.

To my understanding, you've got it basically right. This is going from memory on a post somewhere around here that someone may find value in taking the time to dig up. Roughly speaking, rooms are put in some order from "most desirable" to "least desirable". For simplicity, let's talk about...

If you're willing to pay $740 to guarantee it, it looks like there's a room available for purchase Right Now. I would perhaps call and see if they can modify your reservation from today's train to tomorrow's ASAP. Depending on what you paid, there may be a fare difference. If having the room...

I love the juxtaposition of the ancient doorway with the decidedly less-ancient (but still battered) rollup door.

Without looking at a calendar, I think they have been M-F in the past and weekend trains ran through.

Look, armrests!!! :D

Somewhat random, with some logic. Here's the "Fares 101" level of my understanding, I'm sure others will be along shortly to throw rocks. Some may tell you that it's no better than a random number generator, but be assured there are Real People, looking at Real Data that we're not privy to...

They haven’t changed (at all, from memory) in the 10+ years those tables have been available. I wouldn’t expect there to be any updates until we potentially see new equipment with new configurations.

This is correct, because you're scheduled to be on the train for two meal periods. It's also a great illustration of how your "logic" is faulty. Do you honestly think that the trip one way is more expensive than the trip the other way because you get two meals instead of one? (spoiler alert...

You didn't pay for that lunch, you paid for being moved from Denver to Glenwood Springs, which you were. If you were in a roomette for such a short trip that *wasn't* during a meal period, but were delayed such that you were on the train for dinner, you would expect to be fed "for free" and...

With your narrative style, you should write a book about your travels. It'd be a page turner.

Wouldn’t it be even better if formers didn’t make incorrect “facts” up and then use those “facts” to impugn Amtrak management? Sure, transparency is great, but not making $h!t up is better.