Amtrak cuts more fares - The Business Review (Albany):

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Starting June 2, coach fares on Amtrak’sz Washington to New York and Boston route will be reducef by25 percent. It is also extending the 25 percen discount on Acela faresa that have been offeredssince February. A coach class ticket from Washington to New York will be as lowas $49. An Acelq business class ticket is now as lowas $99 betweenh D.C. and New York. The discounts are availabld through Sept. 3, and also include Amtrakj service between Washington andNewport News, betweehn Washington and Springfield, and between Philadelphia and New York. Amtram set a ridership record in but passenger counts have been decliningsinc then. Its April ridership in the Northeast corridor wasdown 8.
9 perceng from a year earlier. The rail line carriexd 2.3 million passengers nationwidein April, a 2.3 percent overall Its Acela ridership was down 15 percent.