Antony P Joseph on 17 May 2007 18:28:04 -0000 |
Hi The reason I believe nobody is subsidizing Northeast corridor line much and business travelers are ready to pay the premium. While most of the other line are subsidized by state and federal money. I heard that Northeast corridor line is the only line where Amtrak makes some profit. With regards Antony On Thu, 2007-05-17 at 14:15 -0400, Brian Stempin wrote: > I used to take Amtrak from Philly to BWA. The train ride is nice, but > Amtrak rapes you if you're going along the east coast. For example, > my round trip from BWA to PHL was $150. My girlfriend's round trip > from Lancaster to PHL was $30. > > On the up side, the window seats have power outlets available for > laptops, chargers, etc. > > On 5/17/07, Mag Gam <magawake@gmail.com> wrote: > I am planning to start work in NYC and was wondering if its a > good idea to travel from Philadelphia to NYC via train. > Is anyone or know someone who is already doing this? I am > picturing an UGLY commute, but want to get some feedback from > Philly people. > > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- > http://www.phillylinux.org > Announcements - > http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce > General Discussion -- > http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org > Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce > General Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug ___________________________________________________________________________ Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce General Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
|
|