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Just curious since it has been a while since I rode this train: are 66/67 operating with the same regular business class car as the other NE Regionals these days, or with the 2-1 seating mixed BC/cafe? When I rode almost two years ago it was the regular BC car, which was a disappointment given...

I've noticed that generally, the rise of etickets has meant that my points post faster. But, I'm wondering if anyone has experience with point accruals in cases where the etickets aren't actually scanned. IIRC, with paper tickets, you needed the ticket to be lifted in order to get points. Is the...

I'm planning a trip for this May and was about to call AGR... Before it hit me that I'm leaving on a blackout day (the 24th). I'm Select Plus this year. I saw that there are rule buster awards that enable Select Plus members to book with points on blackout days, but sleeper rewards aren't...

I'm planning a trip out west (either Cardinal or Capitol Limited to the California Zephyr, most likely) and, recognizing how high sleeper prices can be, I'm thinking about mixing coach and sleeper on the same trip. I've seen it done before (often when combining AGR points and paid travel), but...

I'm planning a trip out west for this May, and am looking to take either the Cardinal or Capitol Limited to Chicago. I'd love to take the Cardinal (would I be able to see the New River Gorge in daylight in May going west?), especially since I can get on in ALX (walking distance from where I...

A few times a year, I travel from TRE (where family is) to ALX (where I live). Sometimes it's on the Palmetto or Carolinian, other times it's just on the Regional. I noticed that for a trip I'm planning, the Crescent actually had the lowest-priced coach seats... Unusual, right? I like the...

Next weekend I'm taking my first overnight train trip in quite a long time--traveling to Florida with my mother, who doesn't fly. We're sharing a bedroom and she's boarding in TRE (where she lives), while I'm boarding in WAS (where I work). I explained the situation by phone when booking the...

Yesterday, I rode MARC's Camden Line from Union Station to Baltimore, a trip I've been meaning to take for a while that just happened to fit my schedule. Even though being dropped off "downtown" is convenient, I don't really plan on taking it again unless I have a good reason to; much of the...

I'm heading to California for the first time from the east coast to go to Yosemite and spend a little time in SF and LA (sadly, I'm flying to LAX--to use up a Continental voucher, so at least I'm getting AGR points), and have a few questions. I tried searching the older posts, but couldn't quite...

This may be more of a general question than an AGR question, but here goes the conundrum: I'm traveling from the east coast (DC/NY) to Victoria, BC for a wedding in June, and don't have a lot to spend--but would much rather take the train at least one way. I checked my AGR balance recently, and...

This is my first post--have greatly enjoyed reading over the last few weeks, and for better or worse, you folks are compelling me to throw in a train trip wherever I can! I've gone up and down the NEC NYP-WAS-WBG quite a bit, and a few other trips (Toronto, Florida, Boston, and NYP-CHI-LNK on...