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Amtrak Gives Acela Fares a Healthy Chop

Funny – we were just bitching yesterday that instead of investing in a tourist-centric Anaheim-Vegas railway, Washington pols should do something about the miserable/overpriced state of Northeast train travel.

Someone at Amtrak must be reading Jaunted comments, because the train service just announced they're chopping the lowest Acela Express fares a whopping 25 percent, following a large drop in ridership throughout the Northeast corridor. We're not sure if that's because of the recession of BoltBus, but either way, we'll take the discount

For tickets bought at least two weeks ahead of travel dates, New York-to-DC fares on the superfast train are down from $133 to $99, and New York-to-Boston seats drop from $93 to $79. Not exactly competitive with those $1 bus fares, but moving in the right direction!

· Amtrak to trim one-way Acela fares by 25% [Boston.com]
· Lohan and Ronson Evidence Amtrak Ascendancy [Jaunted]
· Amtrak coverage [Jaunted]

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