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Old July 30th, 2004, 06:14 AM
Anonymous
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In article
k.net,
Steven M. Scharf wrote:

"Konrad Den Ende" wrote in

message
...

How does it work on trains in US? I know buses are always guaranteed

to
have a sit for you, no matter how many people would like to go. How

about
trains? Never been on one in US so every tip is of value...

There will be a seat for you, but it may not be a reserved seat.

They don't
overbook. It's more like Southwest Airlines, no reserved seats. On

longer
routes there may be reserved seats.

On most long-distance trains (including the Florida trains) you must
make
a reservation beforehand, but it doesn't reserve a specific seat as on
an
airliner. It simply means that there will be an unoccupied seat for
you
somewhere on the train. And trains *do* fill up sometimes, making it
impossible to book a trip on a particular train. Amtrak usually
cannot
add extra coaches on short notice, because they don't have enough
equipment for that, or if they do, it's not available in the needed
location.

Traveling by train in the U.S. is usually very different from
traveling by
train in Europe. The Florida-Orlando route is better than most in
that
there is more than one train per day in each direction!

Only in a few heavily-travelled corridors such as Washington - New
York -
Boston will you find trains running as often as on many European
routes,
with at least some unreserved trains.

--
Jon Bell Presbyterian
College
Dept. of Physics and Computer Science Clinton, South Carolina
USA
--multiplaza.nl.nu--
  #42  
Old July 30th, 2004, 06:14 AM
Anonymous
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Default Miami to Orlando

In article
k.net,
Steven M. Scharf wrote:

"Konrad Den Ende" wrote in

message
...

How does it work on trains in US? I know buses are always guaranteed

to
have a sit for you, no matter how many people would like to go. How

about
trains? Never been on one in US so every tip is of value...

There will be a seat for you, but it may not be a reserved seat.

They don't
overbook. It's more like Southwest Airlines, no reserved seats. On

longer
routes there may be reserved seats.

On most long-distance trains (including the Florida trains) you must
make
a reservation beforehand, but it doesn't reserve a specific seat as on
an
airliner. It simply means that there will be an unoccupied seat for
you
somewhere on the train. And trains *do* fill up sometimes, making it
impossible to book a trip on a particular train. Amtrak usually
cannot
add extra coaches on short notice, because they don't have enough
equipment for that, or if they do, it's not available in the needed
location.

Traveling by train in the U.S. is usually very different from
traveling by
train in Europe. The Florida-Orlando route is better than most in
that
there is more than one train per day in each direction!

Only in a few heavily-travelled corridors such as Washington - New
York -
Boston will you find trains running as often as on many European
routes,
with at least some unreserved trains.

--
Jon Bell Presbyterian
College
Dept. of Physics and Computer Science Clinton, South Carolina
USA
--multiplaza.nl.nu--
  #43  
Old July 30th, 2004, 06:14 AM
Anonymous
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Default Miami to Orlando

In article
k.net,
Steven M. Scharf wrote:

"Konrad Den Ende" wrote in

message
...

How does it work on trains in US? I know buses are always guaranteed

to
have a sit for you, no matter how many people would like to go. How

about
trains? Never been on one in US so every tip is of value...

There will be a seat for you, but it may not be a reserved seat.

They don't
overbook. It's more like Southwest Airlines, no reserved seats. On

longer
routes there may be reserved seats.

On most long-distance trains (including the Florida trains) you must
make
a reservation beforehand, but it doesn't reserve a specific seat as on
an
airliner. It simply means that there will be an unoccupied seat for
you
somewhere on the train. And trains *do* fill up sometimes, making it
impossible to book a trip on a particular train. Amtrak usually
cannot
add extra coaches on short notice, because they don't have enough
equipment for that, or if they do, it's not available in the needed
location.

Traveling by train in the U.S. is usually very different from
traveling by
train in Europe. The Florida-Orlando route is better than most in
that
there is more than one train per day in each direction!

Only in a few heavily-travelled corridors such as Washington - New
York -
Boston will you find trains running as often as on many European
routes,
with at least some unreserved trains.

--
Jon Bell Presbyterian
College
Dept. of Physics and Computer Science Clinton, South Carolina
USA
--multiplaza.nl.nu--
  #44  
Old July 30th, 2004, 06:14 AM
Anonymous
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Posts: n/a
Default Miami to Orlando

In article
k.net,
Steven M. Scharf wrote:

"Konrad Den Ende" wrote in

message
...

How does it work on trains in US? I know buses are always guaranteed

to
have a sit for you, no matter how many people would like to go. How

about
trains? Never been on one in US so every tip is of value...

There will be a seat for you, but it may not be a reserved seat.

They don't
overbook. It's more like Southwest Airlines, no reserved seats. On

longer
routes there may be reserved seats.

On most long-distance trains (including the Florida trains) you must
make
a reservation beforehand, but it doesn't reserve a specific seat as on
an
airliner. It simply means that there will be an unoccupied seat for
you
somewhere on the train. And trains *do* fill up sometimes, making it
impossible to book a trip on a particular train. Amtrak usually
cannot
add extra coaches on short notice, because they don't have enough
equipment for that, or if they do, it's not available in the needed
location.

Traveling by train in the U.S. is usually very different from
traveling by
train in Europe. The Florida-Orlando route is better than most in
that
there is more than one train per day in each direction!

Only in a few heavily-travelled corridors such as Washington - New
York -
Boston will you find trains running as often as on many European
routes,
with at least some unreserved trains.

--
Jon Bell Presbyterian
College
Dept. of Physics and Computer Science Clinton, South Carolina
USA
--multiplaza.nl.nu--
  #45  
Old July 30th, 2004, 08:40 PM
Meredith Dixon
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Default Miami to Orlando

On 30 Jul 2004 05:14:30 GMT, .no-spam.invalid (Anonymous) wrote:
I took one more look at www.amtrak.com and found the train at the rate
you mentioned. What i didn't understood is wheter i need to book to get
this price or if it's the same price even i i buy the ticket directly at
the station the day i plan to go. Would you be so nice and advice on this?


The farther in advance you buy, the lower your fare will be.

How does it work on trains in US? I know buses are always guaranteed
to have a sit for you, no matter how many people would like to go. How
about trains? Never been on one in US so every tip is of value...


Amtrak does not work like the bus; they will not put on an extra coach car if an
unusually large number of people want to travel. If you buy a ticket on a train
which requires reservations, you will have a seat, and no tickets will be sold
after all seats are full. If you buy a ticket on a train which does not require
reservations, you may end up standing.

--
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  #46  
Old July 30th, 2004, 08:40 PM
Meredith Dixon
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On 30 Jul 2004 05:14:30 GMT, .no-spam.invalid (Anonymous) wrote:
I took one more look at www.amtrak.com and found the train at the rate
you mentioned. What i didn't understood is wheter i need to book to get
this price or if it's the same price even i i buy the ticket directly at
the station the day i plan to go. Would you be so nice and advice on this?


The farther in advance you buy, the lower your fare will be.

How does it work on trains in US? I know buses are always guaranteed
to have a sit for you, no matter how many people would like to go. How
about trains? Never been on one in US so every tip is of value...


Amtrak does not work like the bus; they will not put on an extra coach car if an
unusually large number of people want to travel. If you buy a ticket on a train
which requires reservations, you will have a seat, and no tickets will be sold
after all seats are full. If you buy a ticket on a train which does not require
reservations, you may end up standing.

--
Meredith Dixon
Check out *Raven Days*: http://www.ravendays.org
For victims and survivors of bullying.
And for those who want to help.


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