Changed plans; inform Amtrak?

[striker71]

Adventure starts Monday, first leg Houston to Longview on a bus. Then to Chicago overnight. Followed by overnight to Utica NY, I originally bought a ticket to Amsterdam NY, with a two hour layover my brother is picking me up in Utica. Should I inform Amtrak I'm not getting back on?

 

[OBS]

If it is the final leg of the reservation, it is not necessary. If you have a return built into the same reservation, you need to notify Amtrak, otherwise when you don't show for the short trip, the rest of your reservation will be cancelled.

 

[zephyr17]

Since the Lake Shore doesn’t stop in Amsterdam, it sounds like you have a 2 hour layover in Utica to transfer to an Empire Service train. If you don’t board it at Utica and you have a return ticket on the same reservation number, your return will be cancelled. You should get the reservation modified and get the Utica-Amsterdam segment dropped if that's the case.

 

[striker71]

Since the Lake Shore doesn’t stop in Amsterdam, it sounds like you have a 2 hour layover in Utica to transfer to an Empire Service train. If you don’t board it at Utica and you have a return ticket on the same reservation number, your return will be cancelled. You should get the reservation modified and get the Utica-Amsterdam segment dropped if that's the case.

It's a one way and last leg. @OBS thanks for your reply.

 

[Stremba]

If it is a refundable fare, you still probably should cancel that last leg. You might get a refund or at least a travel voucher for it. It wouldn’t be much, but why not claim it?

 

[striker71]

If it is a refundable fare, you still probably should cancel that last leg. You might get a refund or at least a travel voucher for it. It wouldn’t be much, but why not claim it?

No additional fees for the last leg.