N&W in 1907 -- 2 cent fare

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For what it is worth, in 1987, a buddy and I rode Amtrak on a great
circuitous route around the country from Charlotte NC to Seattle and back
(it was our spring break while in college). I think the rail pass was about
$275; our total mileage was probably around 7000+ miles. That's about $.04 a
mile. I don't think I could handle 10 straight days of coach seating
anymore, what a deal back then! 

 

BTW: they still had unreserved dome seating on the Capitol Limited then and
the Superliner coaches on the Western trains were practically new. I believe
we had Heritage passenger coaches on the Crescent and Amfleet on the
Cardinal. 

 

Mike Weeks

Charlotte

 

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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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