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    Unsold sleepers

    Everytime I ride I notice many empty sleeping compartments. Why doesnt the conductor sell them on board? Im sure there are many Coach passengers who would jump at the chance to get a sleeper for the overnight portion of their trip. I never heard any announcements ever about sleepers being...
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    Seat assignments (Acela pilot Feb 2018)

    MODERATOR NOTE: a 2018 thread regarding seat assignments on Acela was merged with this existing thread This is always a sore subject. Last week I took the Capitol Limited to Pittsburgh from Chicago. Of course I was hoping for two seats to myself or an attractive friendly woman as a...
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    Double Days?

    Last year the Double Points fall promotion began on September 8,today. Labor Day was six days earlier in 2014, so possibly they will begin next week. For the Spring promotion, I got an E Mail two weeks prior, Now, nothing, With the way Amtrak is cutting corners and with the new AGR rules...
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    Toledo to LA and back..the long way

    How to maximize 40,000 points was my mission. We booked this trip at the end of July last year and just returned yesterday. We got two two zone roomettes for the points and we took the longest trip possible. Toledo-Chicago on 29 and Chicago to LA on 421. On the return we booked 14 to Portland...
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    no metropolitan lounge coupons

    I recently renewed Select until 2016. I went on line to check out the coupons and there were none for a day pass to The Metropolitan or Acela lounges. Did AGR drop these? I did get the business class upgrade coupon and the 10% off, but with a senior discount of 15%, I don't plan on using...
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    booking a train on short notice

    I have to go to Fort Lauderdale this weekend. My preferred travel option is train. I checked Amtrak from Baltimore to Fort Lauderdale by train for this Sunday in Coach and the senior price was $213. Then I checked Southwest and the price was $94. Guess which method of transportation i used? I...
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    double days returning?

    I always look forward to accumulating those points. Usually the fall promotion begins around this time. Any news?
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    Two zones from Toledo to LA Via 28 and 11

    Looking at possible AGR redemptions for a two zone trip for early next year, I noticed the routing from Toledo to Los Angeles once again allows taking The EB connecting the same day with the CS. I thought that connection was no longer allowed. You can't do it the reverse direction, Hope this...
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    el paso to chicago via coast starlight..one or two zones?

    It;s probably two zones, but I was wondering. The days the Sunset Limited does not run Eastbound from El Paso, AGR lets you go take the SL Westbound, The Coast Starlight and the Empire Builder into Chicago. Being you are traveling through he Western zone,does that make it a two zone on the days...
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    double days returning?

    Last year Amtrak offered double points from March 18 through May 18. Any news on the return of this promotion? Looking forward to train riding to get those points. I'm almost at 30,000 and we are planning a nice round trip cross country trip in a roomette next year. I know I could always buy...
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    Lowest fare?

    I've been taking a trip or two each week between Elizabethtown and Harrisburg, Pa during the Double Days promotion. Minimum points is 100, so a roundtrip is 400 points. It's $6.50 each way and with a Senior Discount it comes to $11 round trip, pretty close to what you would pay to buy points...
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