(The Associated Press circulated the following article on February 16.)
WASHINGTON — The price of Amtrak’s discounted Smart Pass tickets is going up ten-percent Thursday.
Amtrak says about 2,000 Smart Pass customers will be affected in the Northeast Corridor – mostly between Pennsylvania and New York. The tickets are good for unlimited travel on designated Amtrak trains for a full month.
The monthly commuter passes had been discounted by 60 percent, but that discount is being adjusted to 50 percent. This is the second fare increase since the fall when the tickets were discounted by 70 percent.
Amtrak says the increased fare is intended to cover rising expenses, including the coast of fuel.