Comments on: Amtrak: Fail

By: Jeff Schiller

Jeff Schiller — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:44:16 +0000

@Tom: Thanks for the tip – $30 one-way is actually very reasonable considering gas prices.

By: Tom parker

Tom parker — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:57:05 +0000

Try booking a month or more in advance. It drops to $29.00 each way.

By: Jeff Schiller

Jeff Schiller — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:22:44 +0000

@Henry - you bring up some valid points:

Parking - in this case, no. He can park in my driveway.
Wear and tear - yes. It's a 300-mile drive one-way.
I'm not suggesting that Rob could forego owning a car in the first place (he would still need it to get to work). Therefore, things like Insurance and License don't apply to "cost" in this case
Agreed - traffic can be a bitch, especially along that corridor

By: Henry

Henry — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:50:29 +0000

$80 in gas, yes, but you forgot a number of things:

1. Parking fees.

2. Wear and tear on your car — this can run as high as $2 per mile, depending on how much you paid for it, how you drive it, how carefully you maintain it, and so on.

3. Insurance and license fees for your car.

4. (Hard to quantify.) The aggravation at bucking heavy traffic and work zones, especially around the south side of Chicago.

By: Rob

Rob — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:03:00 +0000

$80 in gas! Damn…