Purchase refundable airline in case of cancellation?
Nov 19, 2014, 9:05 am
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Purchase refundable airline in case of cancellation?
I noticed Train 64 (Toronto-NYC) was cancelled today. When I was viewing the status yesterday, it showed today's service was still scheduled. How far in advance does Amtrak cancel their service?
Do folks purchase a refundable airline ticket as a backup in case the train gets cancelled? Porter Airlines' morning flights between YTZ and EWR have been arriving on-time today.
I discovered the Amtrak folks are highly optimistic about arrivals. Yesterday's service was initially scheduled to arrive 15 minutes early. Later in the day, it was scheduled to arrive an hour late. When I checked the status today, it finally arrived in NYC almost 6 hours late.
Do folks purchase a refundable airline ticket as a backup in case the train gets cancelled? Porter Airlines' morning flights between YTZ and EWR have been arriving on-time today.
I discovered the Amtrak folks are highly optimistic about arrivals. Yesterday's service was initially scheduled to arrive 15 minutes early. Later in the day, it was scheduled to arrive an hour late. When I checked the status today, it finally arrived in NYC almost 6 hours late.
Nov 19, 2014, 9:53 am
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http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.s...o_buffalo.html
Best to call Amtrak or monitor the service advisory on amtrak.com. If today's service between Albany and Buffalo remains suspended, then I doubt that tomorrow's #64 will be operating, unless there is already an Amtrak train set sitting in Toronto. (I'm assuming that #64 uses the train set of the previous day's #63.)
How much is a refundable Toronto-NYC plane ticket? If you have any BA Avios, you might check ba.com for award-seat availability on AA for YYZ-LGA/JFK: only 4,500 Avios plus some taxes for a one-way.
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.s...o_buffalo.html
Best to call Amtrak or monitor the service advisory on amtrak.com. If today's service between Albany and Buffalo remains suspended, then I doubt that tomorrow's #64 will be operating, unless there is already an Amtrak train set sitting in Toronto. (I'm assuming that #64 uses the train set of the previous day's #63.)
How much is a refundable Toronto-NYC plane ticket? If you have any BA Avios, you might check ba.com for award-seat availability on AA for YYZ-LGA/JFK: only 4,500 Avios plus some taxes for a one-way.
Nov 19, 2014, 10:29 am
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My experience has been that cancellations are usually same day, often within a hours of departure even when it's apparent that nothing will move.
Most of my travel is between DC and NY so I've been able to use the bus as a back up in most cases. Usually the trains are the last thing to get cancelled in inclement weather so I've only had to do it a few times.
Most of my travel is between DC and NY so I've been able to use the bus as a back up in most cases. Usually the trains are the last thing to get cancelled in inclement weather so I've only had to do it a few times.
Nov 19, 2014, 4:23 pm
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