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I'm currently planning a trip for my father and myself on the California Zephyr from Chicago to Emeryville for summer 2011. Having tried some dummy bookings for various dates, the basic fare is constant at $145 each, but the cost of the bedrooms varies widely from around $500 to over $1300 for the trip. For some reason it's the furthest dates currently available (Nov 2010) that seem to be among the most expensive fares - all of the dates I tried are over $1000. I could understand that if it was peak travel time, but November?
I know that the cost of bedrooms is divided into different "fare buckets", but I can't find any information as to how much the different fares actually are, and how many places are available for each train in each bucket. Is there anywhere on-line that this is published?
Also, what time of day do the new tickets go on sale? If it's midnight EST or whatever, if I make a booking at 12:01am am I likely to get the lowest fare bucket for that day or will there be lots of competition for those cheapest fares?
I know that the cost of bedrooms is divided into different "fare buckets", but I can't find any information as to how much the different fares actually are, and how many places are available for each train in each bucket. Is there anywhere on-line that this is published?
Also, what time of day do the new tickets go on sale? If it's midnight EST or whatever, if I make a booking at 12:01am am I likely to get the lowest fare bucket for that day or will there be lots of competition for those cheapest fares?