So, I'm looking at taking an overnight trip to Gallup, NM and returning the next day to ABQ. This would be a mid august trip (week of 14-20). But Amtrak won't let me book it, no matter what days I choose. They say that the train is sold out! I can't believe the train is sold out all week. I notice that if i try it in march, it will let me do it. Does Amtrak see how full the train is before releasing tickets for short distances like this?
What makes it more perplexing is that if you go to Amtrak's website, you can book ABQ-LAX but NOT ABQ-GLP. This would lend
some credibility to the theory that Amtrak is blocking out short-distance seats. Because obviously the train is not sold out, if you
can buy ABQ-LAX on the same date.
The only other explanation I can think of is that the SWC chief is being re-routed away from GLP for a period of time this summer,
but I've seen no indication of that.