Tadman wrote: ↑Thu May 07, 2020 11:05 am
I don't know that the middle markets have to be sacrificed on a night train.
Honestly Mr. Mr. Dunville, even though you have reported on good experiences overseas with both the Riviera and the Caledonian, it will take much, much re-education of the road warrior community over here to accept using an Amtrak "Night Train".
If there wasn't patronage at a price point to support assigning two Sleepers, as part of a CHI-BOS-WAS and return line, then how could there be anywhere else, which would require an additional train?
Before I scrubbed the entire trip (and hopefully can burn up my $2200 United Travel Certificate before Jan '22), I was thinking about a Salzburg-Rome OBB Night Jet "joyride" (somewhere I haven't been since the '60 "fsmily trip"). But I decided against it as it would simply be "too disruptive" for a 79yo to handle.
Amtrak has clearly decided they want nothing of the "Econosnooze" sleeper market. Apparently, there is enough of such overseas to have the OBB rush in with Night Jet when the others were running away. But I think that market - 2nd Class Couchette - is what they will end up with. Hope they can make a € from it.