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    from NY Times: Cordially or Not Cordially?

    I've resisted jumping in here until now, but I just wanted to add yet another voice reminding people that there are many reasons to be working or using electronics on the train. For me, using my commute time to work means less time at the office and more time at home with my newborn son -...
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    How many times are they going to hike the fares on the NEC

    That's the right question to ask! And, yes, many of the trains I take (like lennyj I commute NYP-PHL, although I do so 20ish days a month on a monthly pass) are packed - with no ability to add more trains (and maybe no ability to add more cars?), raising prices just makes sense for Amtrak.
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    How many times are they going to hike the fares on the NEC

    NYP-PHL monthly went from $1314 to $1350 and ten-ride is now $600 (not sure exactly what it was before, but high $500s). Monthly was $1278 in early 2012, and I think even less in late 2011. Gone up roughly $100/mo in 18 months. I noticed the Acela buckets went up, as well - low bucket is $99...
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    Select Executive?

    In my experience, it's mainly people who are frequent Acela riders between BOS-NYP/NYP-WAS or NEC monthly pass holders (a year of NYP-PHL or WIL-WAS, to name two common commuting pairs, gets you enough points to hit SE and then some). I see a lot of familiar faces going NYP-PHL, both in...
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    Companion Coupon Question

    The coupons say, "Offer valid for Coach class travel only. Upgrade to Business class or First class (excluding sleeping car accommodations) is available upon full payment of applicable accommodation charges." I've used the coupons for Acela travel before, in which case the companion coupon...
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    Quik-Trak died printing 10-ride

    I had the same thing happen to me in November, but in my case, I was buying my ten-ride moments before hopping on a train. Unlike you, however, I had a totally blank ticket pop out and saw the same "OUT OF ORDER" message, so I just went to the next machine and bought a new ticket, thinking that...
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    2013 S, S+ & SE Packets

    For SE members, it lists your available coupons right next to your points balance on amtrakguestrewards.com, as well as on your account summary page. Each coupon has a unique ID, as well as the SE AGR phone number, and an option to print it out to use at a station. Even though they're...
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    2013 S, S+ & SE Packets

    My SE packet arrived yesterday, as well - no paper coupons, of course, but a reminder that 4 upgrades and 2 companion coupons will be automatically added to my account on March 1st.
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    Membership qualification and tier changes for 3/2013

    Fred's math is slightly off - you don't get 100 points per ride using a 10-ride pass, rather you get 2 points per dollar, just like the monthly pass.
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    How many miles on Amtrak for you in 2012?

    I should keep track next year of exactly how many times I go, but a rough estimate of days off/holidays/driving for a couple weeks after Hurricane Sandy when trains were less predictable/days that I stayed over after working late, puts me at roughly 220 NYP-PHL R/T trips this year, for a total...
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    New Select Executive Tier at AGR

    No need to worry for 2013, AGR Insider confirmed on FlyerTalk that, "The Select Plus benefits have not changed and will remain the same as in 2012."
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    New Select Executive Tier at AGR

    Hey, that sounds like me! :) I got the Select Executive email this morning letting me know that I would have the new status as of January 1. The 100% point bonus is nice and I'm definitely looking forward to earning an upgrade certificate every 3K TQP, since I'll rack up twelve or so of those...
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    Fall Double Points Promotion

    Thanks for the correction, gents - I went back and edited my post.
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    Fall Double Points Promotion

    Doesn't that apply to EVERY points promotion, though? Any "typical" trip where you're earning 2 points/dollar, plus a double points promo, plus buying with an AGR credit card, plus getting an S+ 50% bonus (so having the stars align to earn a total of 7 points / dollar), is still 14 cents/point...
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    Fall Double Points Promotion

    Oh, you know what, I hadn't ever checked, but you're right - all my monthly pass points post dated on 1st of the month. I'll try buying mine on the 5th this time around and see if it gets double points.
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    Fall Double Points Promotion

    And for monthly pass riders, note that the promo starts Wednesday, September 5th, which is only the second normal business day of the month (assuming you have Labor Day off). If you have an alternate means of getting where you need to go on Tuesday the 4th and can wait to buy your pass on the...
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    New York Mets ticket offer for Select Plus Members

    That's kind of what I figured, but I also thought we'd have a fair number of NYC-area S+ members on the board, although maybe I misjudged. Also, since I'm sure everyone has been on pins-and-needles, you'll be happy to know that I emailed AGR and they let me sign up 24 hours later.
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    New York Mets ticket offer for Select Plus Members

    Ha! Well, I was hoping to go and root for the Braves on the 7th or 9th, so maybe that's why they wouldn't let me sign up.
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    New York Mets ticket offer for Select Plus Members

    Did any other S+ members get an email this morning titled "New York Mets ticket offer for Select Plus Members"? I clicked the link to sign up, but I got the dreaded "Sorry, something went wrong and we can't register you for this promotion" message. Dear Afsheen, For our Select PlusSM members...
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    e-ticketing question

    I understand what you're saying, but to a lesser extent, that's also true with paper passes - if I didn't use it every weekday, I could easily share my monthly pass with other people, because nobody has ever asked me for an ID. In fact, I think asking for ID would actually be a very easy...
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