Originally Posted by
channa
In a more developed country, it would be a coordinated service without such gaps, with a uniform ticket and price, which would be valid on any of the operators' trains. But then again, this is America, we got a ways to go to catch up to the rest of the world in these things.
The high price on Amtrak makes sense to me. Given that a huge percentage of southbound riders originate at NYP (IATA ZYP), a person occupying a seat to get to EWR could prevent Amtrak from selling a NYP-WAS ticket (only when the train sells out, which is not uncommon).