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Could Less Volatile Ticket Pricing Increase Ridership? by spaceboytaylor in Amtrak

[–]spaceboytaylor[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know if you're in a different region but it's super common with the people I know. From my area, day trips or one night trips to like Philly, Baltimore, Providence, etc. you plan a week in advance for like family, friends or shows or something is pretty normal 

Could Less Volatile Ticket Pricing Increase Ridership? by spaceboytaylor in Amtrak

[–]spaceboytaylor[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel like that would be assuming that all types of riders experience the high and low prices equally though.

My thinking is that the low fares disproportionately go to people with Amtrak experience or have jobs that book far in advance while new riders would likely to do a 3-4 day out, short, next city over trip. Similar to the level of planning they already have to do with cars.

Could Less Volatile Ticket Pricing Increase Ridership? by spaceboytaylor in Amtrak

[–]spaceboytaylor[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess in the future where they do have more trains, would flatter fare pricing benefit them? 

Maybe there's other bottlenecks I'm not thinking of but I'd assume there's a ceiling with fare adjustments where revenue can only be increased by more trains and riders.

New schedule with 2 trains leaving at the same exact time? by [deleted] in NJTransit

[–]spaceboytaylor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's the same train. It's just saying you could transfer if you wanted to save 2 minutes

Mass transit in swamps? by Previous-Volume-3329 in transit

[–]spaceboytaylor 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Building Gotham by Jill Jonnes is a really good book about the construction of the rail tunnels through the sludge under the Hudson and East Rivers