I was just on Amtrak.com looking at fares on the NEC (NYP<-->PHL). I picked a train offering the lowest coach fare ($36.00) on a Sat. for my particular travel date. The train offering indicated "Business class seat - add $25.00." I clicked that, and then added the train to my cart.
To my surprise and dismay, that $36.00 had instantly risen to $50.00 + the extra $25.00 for a business class seat (total $75.00), when added to the cart. When I started again and added just the coach seat to my cart, the fare remained at $36.00. For comparison, the website did the same thing when I tried an alternate itinerary to WAS.
:huh: :wacko: :help: Am I missing something? Is there some extra tariff for riding in business class in addition to the extra seat charge? Or, perhaps, coach seats are discounted somehow? Not really complaining. Just curious to know how it works.
Thanks much.
To my surprise and dismay, that $36.00 had instantly risen to $50.00 + the extra $25.00 for a business class seat (total $75.00), when added to the cart. When I started again and added just the coach seat to my cart, the fare remained at $36.00. For comparison, the website did the same thing when I tried an alternate itinerary to WAS.
:huh: :wacko: :help: Am I missing something? Is there some extra tariff for riding in business class in addition to the extra seat charge? Or, perhaps, coach seats are discounted somehow? Not really complaining. Just curious to know how it works.
Thanks much.