AMTRAK EXPECTS BUSY THANKSGIVING

The holidays are coming, and Amtrak is encouraging Thanksgiving and holiday travelers to plan ahead and book their tickets early for best availability and pricing. Thanksgiving is Amtrak's busiest travel week of the year, peaking on the Tuesday and Wednesday before Thanksgiving and the Sunday after the holiday. They note that other than Thanksgiving Day, morning trains typically have more available seats than those in the afternoon and evening. Last year, Amtrak carried a record 737,537 passengers during the 2012 Thanksgiving travel period, up 1.9 percent over the previous year and the prior record set in 2011.