AfroJosh t1_isz6y6x wrote on October 19, 2022 at 7:43 PM

Reply to comment by apple-masher in Do you think MA needs to build a commuter rail between Worcester and Fitchburg/Leominster? by HRJafael

Obviously not a decent replacement, but one thing I find funny is that if you buy a ticket (far in advance) from Springfield to Boston on the Amtrak lakeshore limited, you can get from Worcester to Boston cheaper and faster than on the commuter rail (I believe it was $9 last time I checked)

We definitely need a frequent Springfield - Boston rail link

SLEEyawnPY t1_it0dugk wrote on October 20, 2022 at 12:41 AM

How does that work? Just hop on when it stops to discharge in Worcester and pretend you got on in Springfield if they ask for a ticket? You can't book from Worcester to Boston on the Amtrak site directly...

AfroJosh t1_it0e2za wrote on October 20, 2022 at 12:43 AM

In my experience they don’t mind. For instance, coming back from Chicago I was supposed to get off in Boston but they let us get off in Worcester. Since you’ve paid for the ticket I mean you’re not doing anything wrong - though it is actually not possible to book a ticket from Worcester to Boston through amtrak so it is a bit of an exploit