From: utzoo!decvax!cca!hplabs!menlo70!sytek!msm@sri-unix Newsgroups: net.railroad,net.travel Title: Amtrak Summer Sleeper SURCHARGE Article-I.D.: sytek.163 Posted: Mon May 10 09:51:50 1982 Received: Thu May 13 05:22:33 1982 >From menlo70!ucbvax!MSM@MIT-MC Mon May 10 00:10:40 1982 Date: 9 May 1982 17:56-EDT From: Michael S. MaitenSubject: Amtrak Summer Sleeper SURCHARGE To: RAILROAD at MIT-MC Amtrak has just issued a notice to all field personnel about a SLEEPER SUMMER SURCHARGE. This will be a surcharge of 25% of the accomodation charge for private rooms from 15 June'82 through 29 August'82 on the following trains: The Crescent (except from the North East Corridor to cities between ALX and CVS, inclusive). The Lakeshore Limited. The Broadway and Capitol Limiteds. The Cardinal (only from the North East Corridor to cities GAY and CHI). The Eagle (only from Chicago through JOL to POS through LAX). The Southwest Limited. The San Francisco Zephyr. The Pioneer (locally only). The Desert Wind (locally only). The Empire Builder. The sunset Limited. The Coast Starlight. Any reservation made on or after 15 May'82 for travel during the surcharge period will be subject to the increased rate. If your reservation is made BEFORE 15 May'82 NO SURCHARGE will be applied, even if you ticket is not paid until after 15 May'82! There is a catch (of course), if you have a reservation that was made before 15 May and you change the first leg of the trip (except for adding or removing members of the party, or to change to different accomodations on the same train, or to change to a further destination on the same train), then the surcharge will apply to the changed portion of the reservation. If the change is not made to the first leg of the trip then the pre-surcharge rate will apply. Thus, if you are planning a trip in an Amtrak sleeping car this summer, MAKE YOUR RESERVATION *BEFORE* 15 MAY'82. [Only the accomodation charge (the extra charge to occupy a private room) will be subject to the surcharge; there will be no surcharge on the railfare portion of the ticket].