[tei-council] Fwd: logan-providence

[Martin Holmes]

I bought a Peter Pan Bus ticket for the noon trip. We can see who has 
the best experience, train or bus.

Cheers,
Martin

On 13-04-03 02:39 PM, Kevin Hawkins wrote:
> On 4/3/2013 5:35 PM, Lou Burnard wrote:
>> On 03/04/13 22:31, Sebastian Rahtz wrote:
>>> On 3 Apr 2013, at 22:23, Lou Burnard<lou.burnard at retired.ox.ac.uk>
>>>     wrote:
>>>> There are Amtrak departures from South Station at 1515 1520 1630 ; the
>>>> first and last cost $46, the middle one costs $25 (first class)
>>>>
>>> and you're saying we have to book in advance for these, I think?
>>
>> dunno. i have bought mine in advance cos i am neurotic about such
>> things, but I seem to remember just rolling up and buying my ticket on a
>> previous occasion.
>
> You can buy an Amtrak ticket at the station, but it usually costs more
> than if you buy in advance because the cheaper tickets have already sold
> out.  But if you miss your train because, say, your plane is late,
> you've got to buy a new ticket at the station anyway.  An advantage to
> the MBTA, I suspect, is that there's just one price.
>

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Martin Holmes
University of Victoria Humanities Computing and Media Centre
(mholmes at uvic.ca)