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I'm not going to be using these spoils from my BofA AGR card. All are transferable as long as I do not sell them. I'm giving them away to a friend here. Upgrade coupon - good for travel through 09/13/2017 6:19 AM CT Companion coupon - good for travel through 09/13/2017 6:20 AM CT Lounge day...

I'm sure that this has been asked and answered, but, for the life of me, I cannot find this information. Does the single-level consist on the Pacific Surfliner route always run on particular train numbers, or does it move through the schedule?

I'm considering a trip which will require me to connect from the northbound Texas Eagle (22/422) to get to KCY. Is the better option the long wait at STL and then a Missouri River Runner train, or the bus from Springfield to Galesburg to connect with the southbound Southwest Chief(3)? My main...

Is there a service manual for station employees? I had an incident with an agent who wasn't wearing a name tag, but I don't even know if that's against the rules.

I'm expecting to be in Portland later this month on the layover between the Empire Builder and Coast Starlight. I'll need to pick up something for lunch, and thought, this time, I'd like to try out some of the truck fare; I'd love some suggestions. Time allowing, I'm going to pick up some...

Here's an academic exercise for you: What is the longest valid three-zone AGR award? What is "valid?" If Arrow doesn't spit it out, it's not valid. However, an itinerary would be valid if it breaks into a one-zone and a two-zone at a border station (e.g., NYP-WPT, WPT-LAX) How do you...

I know that this has been discussed before, but, for the life of me, I cannot find this information. In what order are sleeper rooms sold?

I'm looking at booking rewards to travel LAX-NOL via PDX. Given recent postings, it seems unlikely that AGR would give that to me as a two-zone reward. So, the logical next choice is to book two one-zone trips, with the break at the zone border, Wolf Point. Has anyone done this recently? Any...

I took a trip in December involving a couple of 8000-series buses, and points did not post, even after filling out the missing points form. The representative tells me that AGR hasn't been posting any points for these buses, presumably since the in-sourcing last year. When asked to produce...

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An interesting article from the New York Times on GCT: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/26/nyregion/26gct.html?hp (Registration may be required.)

The San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission approved "suspension" of the midday ACE roundtrip, trains 07(westbound) and 02 (eastbound). I've ridden ACE 02 several times as the Amtrak thruway to Stockton. From the Conductor MAX blog: http://www.conductormax.com/blog/post/2009...Trip-Train.aspx...

I took a trip to Los Angeles a couple of weeks ago, and took the ever-popular Stockton-Stockton bus. The ticket came up with a value of $3.82, but posted to AGR with no points. I called to inquire about it. The tier 1 rep immediately passed me on to tier 2. The tier 2 rep tried to explain...

The Caltrain board voted for several changes to close the railroad's budget gap. Among them, an increase in parking fees, a ~24% increase the cost of the corporate "Go Pass," and the elimination of eight midday trains (four in each direction)...

First, the bad news. Altamont Commuter Express ridership is down. Six-car consists have been cut back to five. The San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission approved schedule changes which will eliminate the midday round-trip, except on Friday (when it will only run from San Jose to Stockton), in...

Picked this up from the CSCN list. ODOT is looking into running the Cascades service on the former Oregon Electric line through the Willamette Valley: http://www.democratherald.com/articles/200...rains071709.txt Small segments of the line are already owned by ODOT and UP (which would benefit...

This post in the Seattle Transit Blog mentions BNSF track work between Portland and Vancouver, WA. The Amtrak website already has a notice about the service interruption on the Cascades route, but is silent on the apparent rerouting of the CS and EB. Comments posted state that the work is on...

I need to determine how best to handle lunch on my upcoming trip. I will be coming in on the Sunset, which is scheduled at 9:40am (but often comes in early these days) and am catching the Bakersfield bus, about an hour later. I could wait until I get aboard the San Joaquins and catch something...

From Clearchannel Communications and Amtrak California.... Amtrak Paid Vacation Sweepstakes One month free travel on San Joaquins and Pacific Surfliners plus $11k allowance. You must be a resident of California to win. Good luck!

What should I expect the line-up to be this summer on the Texas Eagle? How are the through cars handled in San Antonio, and where will they end up in the combined Sunset consist? Most importantly, what kind of dining and lounge cars are to be expected on the two legs? Thanks