NW-Mailing-List Digest, Vol 166, Issue 44

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This is nothing new. Trust me. In the days before all the homeland security
checks and counter-checks, the exact same thing existed, and maybe still
does for that matter, regarding the airlines. They were called "phantom
cities" but with all the seat checking and so forth, if there was an extra
empty seat where none was before, today it raise big concerns.

But way back when, you could fly on a ticket from say ...................
Charlotte to Chicago and the same plane continued on to Milwaukee, which
would be your ticketed destination. The Charlotte to Chicago fare might be
double what the fare was to Milwaukee. All you had to do was depart when
the plane parked at the Chicago gate. Now you couldn't have any checked
luggage either for obvious reasons, but a lot of money was saved by knowing
such silly or not so silly routings.

So, the railroads apparently had the same anomalies and you just had to
know. I suspect that type of list/routing stuff existed for quite a while,
too and for many RRs. You just had to be know and be a knowledgeable
traveler. With the advent of computers and security so many things have
changed, but it wouldn't surprise me if similar situations still exist, but
in far more isolated circumstances.

Bob Cohen

On Sat, Nov 17, 2018 at 10:09 PM <nw-mailing-list-request at nwhs.org> wrote:

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>    1. WHO WERE THEY ?   -- #112 --   James W. Morris  -  SV RR
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>    2. N&W mid-1880s passenger fares (NW Mailing List)
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> Attached is the back of a Palace Hotel card circa mid-1880s showing
> fares.  The fare from Roanoke to Waverly is $9.60 but if someone went to
> stations beyond, the fare was lower.  For example, Norfolk was $8.65.  Does
> anyone have thoughts about why this anomaly existed?  I suppose more than
> one person purchased a ticket for Wakefield and then de-trained at Waverly.
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> Best wishes to all for Thanksgiving,
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