Regional New England Rail (Amtrak & State DOT & NEC)

[The EGE]

I wonder when that policy previously changed to disallow the short trip. I recall taking the westbound LSL to Worcester in 2013 - at a fare comparable to commuter rail, rather than the 27-42 the article says it'll now cost.

 

[EastCambridgeDreamer]

Commuters now have another option to get between Worcester, Boston

Commuters from Boston and Worcester now have one more train option to travel between the two cities.

www.masslive.com

Um, is this an April Fool's joke or something? Worcester has always been on the Lake Shore Limited line...

 

[Brattle Loop]

I wonder when that policy previously changed to disallow the short trip. I recall taking the westbound LSL to Worcester in 2013 - at a fare comparable to commuter rail, rather than the 27-42 the article says it'll now cost.

I think the article is mistaken. Until they stopped printing them, the Lake Shore Limited schedules invariably listed Worcester as a discharge-only stop on the eastbound Boston section (train 448) but not a receiving-only stop on westbound train 449. Meaning that from the schedule it at least appears that the Boston-Worcester run was at least implicitly allowed, while Worcester-Boston wasn't. Which is weirdly asymmetrical.

 

[ceo]

I think the article is mistaken. Until they stopped printing them, the Lake Shore Limited schedules invariably listed Worcester as a discharge-only stop on the eastbound Boston section (train 448) but not a receiving-only stop on westbound train 449. Meaning that from the schedule it at least appears that the Boston-Worcester run was at least implicitly allowed, while Worcester-Boston wasn't. Which is weirdly asymmetrical.

Probably because they know perfectly well the Late for Sure Limited is going to get to Worcester hours behind schedule after trundling 1000 miles from Chicago and they don't want people assuming otherwise.

 

[Riverside]

The last time I checked, Amtrak sells tickets from South Station to Route 128, but not the reverse, I'm guessing for similar reasons as @ceo lays out: the journey from RTE to BOS is very short and it's that much more likely that riders will have planned their journey on a tight schedule; the Northeast Regional has a much longer journey and therefore that much more opportunity to get off-schedule when coming northbound.