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  1. Bex

    current cancellation policy

    All my cancellations have been for Saver tickets and I've been given eVouchers (which is fine). So no hassle but no cash refund for Saver tickets.
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    COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Pandemic: Amtrak-related Discussion

    I just got a flurry of changed train messages today that go through May where I've been moved from the NER to trains like the Silver Meteor. So they may be adjusting day by day. (I'm sure I'll be cancelling all of these but right now I'm only WFH officially through the end of April). But I think...
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    COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Pandemic: Amtrak-related Discussion

    Governor Hogan of Maryland just said no one should get on an Amtrak train (or MARC or Metro) unless they are emergency personnel, a frontline healthcare provider, or their job is essential to the supply chain.
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    Boston-NY service cut to Saturday schedule

    Interesting, Ted Mann is usually on top of this stuff, don’t know why he only reported on that segment. Edited: I see when I click on the link the article is now about NY-DC, which it wasn’t originally.
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    Boston-NY service cut to Saturday schedule

    Sorry, didn't realize this was also being talked about in the coronavirus thread. Mods, delete if necessary.
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    Boston-NY service cut to Saturday schedule

    "Amtrak will curtail train service between Boston and New York beginning Monday, cutting back to the equivalent of the railroad's Saturday timetable for each day of the week, internal memos show." https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/coronavirus/card/QH5bSlb7A7qx24y8543Y I was on 193 yesterday and...
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    NEC Trackwork Season 2020

    Don't think so, my trains are WAS-NYP.
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    NEC Trackwork Season 2020

    All my northbound trains are leaving BAL 7 minutes earlier starting the 16th, so I figured as much.
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    AGR Bonus Points

    I put about a thousand a month on mine and got 5k for $3000 spend. Normally I wouldn't make it but both my car and home insurance premiums are due in that period so it shouldn't be a problem.
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    AGR points for unused tickets or change fees under new rules?

    I really feel like since you can no longer change or cancel the trip you should get the points, anyway. But "should" doesn't really have anything to do with what Amtrak is doing these days.
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    More restrictive ticketing non refundable no changes coming March 1, 2020

    I noticed this too. Whereas before sometimes agents just didn't realize you could upgrade from Saver, now it is codified that you cannot. I received my "Congratulations, you have reached Select Plus" email today and I couldn't help but roll my eyes at the bullet point, "Four One-Class Upgrade...
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    More restrictive ticketing non refundable no changes coming March 1, 2020

    According to the link in my previous post, which is Amtrak's own PR, the new bottom of the basement fares begin on 3/2, so I wouldn't look for them now. I have a few trips to buy before summer and I'm trying to decide whether to buy them now and have the flexibility to change once if needed or...
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    More restrictive ticketing non refundable no changes coming March 1, 2020

    Yikes, this is terrible news for me, I only buy Saver fares (often during sales) and I buy them months in advance so that I can get that fare. 90% of the time I know my schedule well enough to not need to make any change but that 10% is going to be terribly costly. Edited, just thought of a few...
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    Suboptimal Seat Allocations in Acela First

    I absolutely agree that you should be able to see seat availability before booking/upgrading. On planes I've definitely chosen one flight over another because all the window seats were sold out. As far as seeing when people are getting on and off around you, that seems a lot more to ask. What...
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    Suboptimal Seat Allocations in Acela First

    Based on what I see in the Acela lounge, that is, business travelers switching their trains at the last minute because they finished earlier than scheduled, I'd actually imagine right before departure is the best time to snag the seat you want. Again anecdotally, I once missed my regional and...
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