rrdude
Engineer
I used to be able to "justify" the WAS to CHI, even with a sleeper, on the Cap. Not even using AmSang. But no mas.
$93 for Coach, add $321 for sleeper, deduct a bit for AAA or other, and it's still over an $800 RT. Sucks.
So what do you do? Fly BWI to MKE, take the Hiawatha to CHI. After biz in CHI is over, take Michigan Service to ARB (where I grew up and still have family) and fly out of DTW to BWI. Still get a few points (200+) for AGR, but not as nice as ~1,600. Plus, I haven't been on the Michigan Service in years and years. (Used to work it when I was a kid working for Amtrak as an LSA) Will be nice to go over 100MPH somewhere out of NCR.
Ah well, I'm taking the LSL back from a trip to Green BayMilwaukee later this spring, those "off-the-beaten" path airports (GRB) still cost a pretty penny to fly into, so I can "match" the airfare with Amtrak/Sleeper.
$93 for Coach, add $321 for sleeper, deduct a bit for AAA or other, and it's still over an $800 RT. Sucks.
So what do you do? Fly BWI to MKE, take the Hiawatha to CHI. After biz in CHI is over, take Michigan Service to ARB (where I grew up and still have family) and fly out of DTW to BWI. Still get a few points (200+) for AGR, but not as nice as ~1,600. Plus, I haven't been on the Michigan Service in years and years. (Used to work it when I was a kid working for Amtrak as an LSA) Will be nice to go over 100MPH somewhere out of NCR.
Ah well, I'm taking the LSL back from a trip to Green BayMilwaukee later this spring, those "off-the-beaten" path airports (GRB) still cost a pretty penny to fly into, so I can "match" the airfare with Amtrak/Sleeper.