Air Travel

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> I remember that the OAG North American Pocket Edition (which I last > saw several years ago) showed some Amtrak East Coast train schedules > (eg. NYC, WAS, maybe PHL…; the respective train stations had their > own three letter codes, which IIRC started with the letter "z"….).   > Is this still the case?  Would a TA be able to put a multi – modal > trip (let’s say WAS Union Station > BWI Rail Station [Amtrak] > BWI > > SFO [US]) on one ticket (Haven’t used a TA for years), or would they > have to be separate?

Yes, it’s possible.  My experience was a TPA -> MDW flight, then Amtrak from Chicago to New Orleans, and then a flight MSY -> TPA.  All on one ticket, although the TA had entered ORD and MSY for the endpoints of the train trip, so the train was listed on the ticket as "Flight 59" departing from O’Hare.  Fortunately, I knew what I was doing and went to the Amtrak station instead. (Amtrak has their own set of 3-letter codes for all their train stations and bus stops, which sometimes but don’t always match airport 3-letter codes.  Chicago is CHI, New York is NYP, Newark is NWK, Los Angeles is LAX…) — <http://trainman1.home.mindspring.com/> is America’s Team. "More insomniacs get their news from ABC News…"

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> …. Under this codeshare agreement, a first for travel in the U.S., travelers >simply make one reservation for both rail and air travel. The train portion of >the ticket will show a designated Icelandair flight number.

I think they’ve had "intermodal code sharing" like this in Europe for some time now; you get through ticketing, though not through baggage check.  Still, it might help Amtrak, especially if more airlines adopt the idea … ?

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says… > …. Under this codeshare agreement, a first for travel in the U.S., travelers >simply make one reservation for both rail and air travel. The train portion of >the ticket will show a designated Icelandair flight number. >I think they’ve had "intermodal code sharing" like this in Europe for >some time now; you get through ticketing, though not through baggage >check.  Still, it might help Amtrak, especially if more airlines adopt >the idea … ?

IIRC, Amtrak and United have a program where pax fly one leg on UA and "train" on Amtrak for the other leg (this is for a domestic US r/t, and is targeted at holidaymakers).  Anybody know if this is done on a single ticket, or are they separate? I remember that the OAG North American Pocket Edition (which I last saw several years ago) showed some Amtrak East Coast train schedules (eg. NYC, WAS, maybe PHL…; the respective train stations had their own three letter codes, which IIRC started with the letter "z"….).  Is this still the case?  Would a TA be able to put a multi – modal trip (let’s say WAS Union Station > BWI Rail Station [Amtrak] > BWI > SFO [US]) on one ticket (Haven’t used a TA for years), or would they have to be separate? — Best Greg

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> A first?  I seem to recall Midway Airlines, about 10 years ago, having > "flights" to Atlantic City that involved transferring to an Amtrak train > in Philadelphia.

If anything, it would have been the SEPTA R1 to 30th Street, then New Jersey Transit to AC. Matthew [defending Garden State pride...  and doing anything to F Amtrak]

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Big deal… Something that has existed for awhile in Europe has now come to the US. Oh, wait, it is on a major carrier….. LOL

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> A first?  I seem to recall Midway Airlines, about 10 years ago, having > "flights" to Atlantic City that involved transferring to an Amtrak train > in Philadelphia. > If anything, it would have been the SEPTA R1 to 30th Street, then New Jersey Transit > to AC. > Matthew > [defending Garden State pride...  and doing anything to F Amtrak]

No; it was via Midway Airlines and Amtrak. Kenneth Lin

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Amtrak and Icelandair to Offer First Joint Rail and Air Travel to Europe Unique Partnership Begins Ticket Sales May 31 and Service June 20 COLUMBIA, Md., June 1 /PRNewswire/ — Amtrak and Icelandair announced that they have teamed up to provide a unique travel experience to Europe with the introduction of the first U.S. train and plane codeshare. Beginning May 31, travelers – domestic and international – may purchase tickets for travel between Washington, D.C. or Philadelphia and Scandinavia, the United Kingdom and Continental Europe. Passengers will travel via Amtrak from Washington or Philadelphia, connecting to Icelandair’s daily flights from Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI). Under this codeshare agreement, a first for travel in the U.S., travelers simply make one reservation for both rail and air travel. The train portion of the ticket will show a designated Icelandair flight number.

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> Under this codeshare agreement, a first for travel in the U.S., travelers > simply make one reservation for both rail and air travel. The train portion of > the ticket will show a designated Icelandair flight number.

A first?  I seem to recall Midway Airlines, about 10 years ago, having "flights" to Atlantic City that involved transferring to an Amtrak train in Philadelphia. — <http://trainman1.home.mindspring.com/> takes a back seat to no one. "…because once you buy a prize, it’s yours to keep."

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