Track Sale

[Everydaymatters]

On Facebook: "It's coming. Our first ever Track Friday Sale bringing you a 30% discount...."

I'm curious to see what this is about. Maybe it will be fashioned after ViaRail's Tuesday sales. Or maybe it's only a Black Friday sale.

 

[Carolina Special]

Coach fares only, according to the Washington Post. 12/9-4/10.

Some restrictions will definitely apply.

 

[bretton88]

Coach only, but they do let you add a sleeper upgrade to the discounted price. So it's definitely a decent sale of you find a low bucket sleeper.

 

[afigg]

Amtrak is calling it the 30% Off Track Friday Sale Through Cyber Monday sale (link to the webpage listing which train services are on sale).

 

[niemi24s]

Coach only, but they do let you add a sleeper upgrade to the discounted price.

Not according to this https://www.amtrak.com/trackfridaysale which states, in part, " Valid for Coach seats only; no accommodation upgrades permitted." But perhaps you know something I don't?

 

[bretton88]

Coach only, but they do let you add a sleeper upgrade to the discounted price.

Not according to this https://www.amtrak.com/trackfridaysale which states, in part, " Valid for Coach seats only; no accommodation upgrades permitted." But perhaps you know something I don't?

That's what I get for not paying attention, the sleeper accommodations are not on sale but they did place a bunch of them into low bucket so it appears cheap, but it appears I do not have the sale coach fare.

 

[TraneMan]

I booked my tickets, and I am not really seeing the savings? Is there a code I need to enter in for the pormo?

Seems pretty normal of what I've booked in the past. Winona to Chicago round trip for two at $216.

 

[niemi24s]

I booked my tickets, and I am not really seeing the savings? Is there a code I need to enter in for the pormo?

Seems pretty normal of what I've booked in the past. Winona to Chicago round trip for two at $216.

Perhaps you don't see any savings because the fare is at a higher bucket on the travel date(s) dates you've chosen?

 

[TraneMan]

Travel date is Jan 6 and return Jan 8th.

 

[niemi24s]

And I get $250 using either the normal Amtrak website or the one appearing in the Track Sale link! Maybe the buckets - or one of them - have changed between the time you did your thing and I did mine?

The Track Sale link says the discount will be done automatically, but that doesn't appear to have occurred for either of us. I'm stumped!!

 

[tim49424]

My suggestion is to call an Amtrak agent and ask.

I bought tickets for January 8 & February 18 on the Pere Marquette from Holland, MI to Chicago round trip and there was a "Super Saver" column. The actual discounted price is more than the 30% promotion on both dates.

 

[Everydaymatters]

The discount is 30% for full fare. I'm not sure how it works, but I think if your are a senior, perhaps you should not put that in since it applies only to the full price.

 

[brianpmcdonnell17]

Despite me entering myself as a student, the discounted fare still came up. It was under the saver column with a fare alert. It does not seem so apply for all trips, as TPA-RGH comes up as the normal $64 but TPA-BOS is highly discounted at only $103.

 

[AC4400]

Booked several weekend TUK-ALY trips for $34! (Coach only)

(The YD bucket is $49; 2-week advance price is $37)

 

[TraneMan]

Figured I'd give you an update. I called Amtrak, and mention of what I was trying to do.. She said there's so many seats were set up for the discounts, and she said the seats on the Builder was sold out quick.. oh well, I still booked my tickets for Chicago.

 

[me_little_me]

I bought part of the mainline track between Washington and Baltimore. I only bought a few inches because, knowing Amtrak, they would sell such a big piece of track, everyone would get a big surprise and bumpy ride when they found that the section I bought was already packaged up and on the way to me via Fedex. Besides, that was all I could afford. The track was a good buy but the shipping charge was atrocious.