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Old Nov 30, 2017, 4:22 pm
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Originally Posted by hi55us
I agree and the redemption values for the Acela are absolutely horrible. Looking at BOS-NYP for tomorrow, the 5:20 pm Acela is $207, the 5:35 pm Regional is $155 -- a difference of 33%.

But now to look at the points the Acela is 12,110 points (1.7 cpp!) and the regional is 5,348 points (2.9 cpp) -- a difference of of 126%!! Mind you this is not a high demand period or anything else funky, this pricing regularly occurs. Amtrak really needs to get real with it's valuations.
1.7cpp is 2/3 of the baseline 2.56cpp on Acela (thus, a 50% increase in cost), so this is the dreaded "high-demand" premium noted in the wiki.

(Don't ask me how a train 15 minutes later isn't also in high demand.)
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