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Amtrak 'Night Owl Fares' Off Peak One-Way Coach Fares to/from Select Cities

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Amtrak is offering 'Night Owl Fares' Off Peak One-Way Coach Fares to/from Select Northeastern Cities on sale from $20 on select trains departing from 7pm - 5am.

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Sample One-Way Coach Fares To/From:
  • New York – Washington, DC $20
  • New York – Baltimore/BWI $15
  • New York – Philadelphia $10
  • New York – Wilmington, DE $10
  • Philadelphia – Washington, DC $10
  • Washington – Wilmington $10
  • Philadelphia – Baltimore/BWI $5
  • Washington – Baltimore/BWI $5
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Amtrak just introduced Night Owl Fares for off-peak hours travelling most Northeast Corridor city pairs including stops in New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, DC during early morning or late evening, 7:00 pm to 5:00 am. Night Owl Fares are ultra-low train fares for coach travel. This deal is now available. See sample below.

Amtrak [amtrak.com]

Sample One-Way Coach Fares To/From:
New York – Washington: $20
New York – Baltimore/BWI: $15
Washington – Newark/Newark Liberty: $15
New York – Philadelphia: $10
New York – Wilmington: $10
Philadelphia – Washington: $10
Washington – Wilmington $10
Philadelphia – Baltimore/BWI: $5
New York – Newark/Newark Liberty: $5
Washington – Baltimore/BWI: $5
Terms and Conditions
Valid for coach travel only on departures scheduled between 7:00 PM and 5:00 AM
Valid to/from stations between Washington Union (WAS) and New York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station (NYP)Valid for coach seating only.
Seating is limited & may not be available on all trains at all times.
Fares are subject to availability.
Routes and schedules are subject to change without notice.
Once travel has begun, no changes to the itinerary are permitted.
Other restrictions may apply.


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Everywhere else traveling by train is fast, efficient, inexpensive and safe. In the US it is slow, in-efficient, and very expensive.
Amtrak should do more sleeper cars promotion. A roommate from Los Angeles to New York for $2000+ is crazy
They never have any deals like this for western US destinations....

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ben2h
03-23-2023 at 08:57 AM.
03-23-2023 at 08:57 AM.
Quote from MaroonManatee4823 :
Because the government owns Amtrak. I heard once that for every sandwich they serve, it costs taxpayers 18
"Amtrak, officially called the The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, is a corporation that was chartered by the U.S. government in 1970 (operation began May 1, 1971). The federal government owns the majority of the stock (source), but despite this, Amtrak is classified as an independent agency."
"Other things to know: Amtrak has a Board of Directors that is appointed by the President of the United States, as well as a CEO and President. Additionally, Amtrak gets funding from multiple states and the federal government."
Quote from spamdie :
Yes. And that Amtrak owns the rail lines on the east coast instead of leasing access to the rest of the network.

"Of the more than 22,000 miles on which it operates, Amtrak owns approximately 620 miles in the Northeast and Michigan. Some of the remaining miles are owned by states or regional transportation authorities, but the vast majority are owned by freight railroads."

https://www.aar.org ' issue ' freight-railroads-amtrak
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portauthority
03-23-2023 at 08:57 AM.
03-23-2023 at 08:57 AM.
Quote from Dr. J :
Odd because I've been told that Amtrak does NOT own a lot of rail in the northeast and has to take a backseat to its owner which is freight. From BOS to western NY, my mother would always be HOURS late and they'd tell her they'd have to hold for the track's owner, freight.

they own the tracks from DC to New Rochelle. amtrak service is excellent DC to NYP
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ben2h
03-23-2023 at 09:00 AM.
03-23-2023 at 09:00 AM.
Could not get on site.....getting this:

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We are currently conducting site maintenance.
The Amtrak.com reservation system is temporarily unavailable while we perform routine site maintenance.

Please try again later.
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spamdie
03-23-2023 at 09:06 AM.
03-23-2023 at 09:06 AM.
Quote from Dr. J :
Odd because I've been told that Amtrak does NOT own a lot of rail in the northeast and has to take a backseat to its owner which is freight. From BOS to western NY, my mother would always be HOURS late and they'd tell her they'd have to hold for the track's owner, freight.

Oh by coast I really mean coast. The line between DC and Boston. Not to western NY. That is about the only track they own.
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riverhorse
03-23-2023 at 09:15 AM.
03-23-2023 at 09:15 AM.
Last I checked was maybe a month ago or less- you could find even cheaper if willing to book weeks in advance- I forget the magic number: 3 or 4 weeks. Although overnight cheapest, couple other routes almost as cheap depending on which day of the week \ holiday \ season travel demand period.
Don't use any discount filters (senior\military\organization\disabled)- you'll only be presented full fares w\ the slight discount.
Northeast \ Mid-Atlantic yielded best results.
One example: NYC - Philly $6\7 each way while local NJTransit \ Septa= $26, or $12.15 senior\disabled. Even just instate local Newark-Trenton = $12.50 \ $5.70 senior \disabled.
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03-23-2023 at 09:19 AM.
03-23-2023 at 09:19 AM.
Quote from MaroonManatee4823 :
Because the government owns Amtrak. I heard once that for every sandwich they serve, it costs taxpayers 18 bucks.
The government doesn't own Amtrak. They do receive public infrastructure funding though. You know, like roads, oil companies, airlines, airports, etc.
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Mr.Moneygrubber
03-23-2023 at 11:34 AM.
03-23-2023 at 11:34 AM.
Quote from sachind1231 :
They're not wrong. Saw a source that said on average there are approximately 1,700 train derailments every year in the US, and that 2023 is on par with that rate. It's easy to forget how much power news media has by virtue of choosing what to report and not report on.

People need to stop throwing out derailment numbers like they're all the same thing. 3 bad track switches resulting in a wheel popping off the track counts as 3. Several chemical cars upside down and on fire counts as 1. The numbers by themselves don't mean anything. Hyper sensationalism by the news exists, but I think that trying to downplay some major safety issues by saying that they have always been this bad is probably not a great idea.
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faheyd
03-23-2023 at 12:10 PM.
03-23-2023 at 12:10 PM.
There is something to be said for a company that needs to put language filters on its complaint box forms.
It's the 21st century and you can't take a train across the USA without being a magician (and rich AF)
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03-23-2023 at 12:18 PM.
03-23-2023 at 12:18 PM.
Quote from SplendidCrayon2019 :
YEah not worth traveling on Amtrak, slow, long. Wish we had high speed trains in US instead of flying all over. Would be nice to go cross country in a high speed train but it is never going to happen.
US is too big! California can't even get one section done.
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03-23-2023 at 03:07 PM.
03-23-2023 at 03:07 PM.
So hard to search, unless I'm doing something wrong, but I have to enter exact dates to see a price instead of a calendar for Dep & Return showing pricing
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03-23-2023 at 03:28 PM.
03-23-2023 at 03:28 PM.
Quote from jomeyq :
By "everywhere else" do you mean parts of a couple countries in Europe and SE Asia? Because I can't think of a country with better passenger rail service in the western hemisphere, for instance.

Yeah, the US could certainly do better, but we're not a huge embarrassing outlier compared to every other first world country like we are with imprisonment, gun deaths, maternal mortality rates, executions, etc etc.
Parts of a couple of countries in Europe? I think you mean just about ALL of the countries in Europe. You have a point in the end, but starting with that was WAY off. I have traveled from London to Sofia and north Sweden to Calabria by train, for example, and other places.
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Manonfire387
03-23-2023 at 04:53 PM.
03-23-2023 at 04:53 PM.
Interestingly enough, I couldn't find any acela line trains for sale at all. They only had business or first class tickets listed. Would've used it for a DC to Boston for maybe labor day weekend but it wasn't meant to be. Oh well NYC for $40 on a holiday weekend is still worth it.
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