N&W in 1907 -- 2 cent fare

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About 1968, my father, brother, and I travelled SCL's Silver Star to Florida.  With the special summer RT fares and the $15 surcharge each for the budget room sleeper, we figured we were riding for .03 mile.  In the 60's I remember RT coach tickets to Florida, in summer, for $50.00.  That's .0225 per mile for 2200 miles. Bus fares for the same distance were cheaper yet. 

--Rick Morrison



  Subject: Re: N&W in 1907 -- 2 cent fare


  Skip:
  Did a little research yesterday and found that
  Amtrak's one-way fare Lynchburg to DC is
  $39.95 -- provided that you book far enough
  in advance and you're a senior citizen, which
  you are.  Without taking my shoes and socks
  off for the calculation, I believe that works
  out to about $0.23/ mi. for the 172 mile trip.

  Railroads would occasionally  have auditors
  ride passenger trains to make sure the
  conductor wasn't pocketing fares. Problem
  was the auditors stood out like a sore thumb
  because they were much more refined than 
  the usual clientele. 
                                           Harry Bundy







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