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I've been poking around Amsnag (STP-PDX) & it seems to me that prices have increased a bit. Any one else?
Somewhat depends on the routes. For example, the NEC price increases don’t seem to happen at the same time as long distance increases.No idea how price increases work on Amtrak... I am taking the same trip at the beginning of March that I took a few months ago. The price is the same for a roomette on both trains. I guess it just depends on where you are going and when?
Can you quote the shocked reaction that you're referencing?I can never understand why people are so shocked by a price increase. It happens twice a year.
One explanation might be that because the dollar value of the increases is so small for travel over the whole route, if travel is over a small enough portion of that route there may not be an increase. The average increase in low bucket Coach fares was $1.72 and $2.75 in low bucket Roomette upcharges for travel over the entire route.I am taking the same trip at the beginning of March that I took a few months ago. The price is the same for a roomette on both trains. I guess it just depends on where you are going and when?
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