transit54
Conductor
While this might be something a bit more suited to FT, I figured I'd throw this out here. I've decided that I'd like to make an attempt at Select status this year. Unfortunately, my airline employment has kept me off Amtrak for the most part, with a few exceptions. I'll probably need to accumulate about 3,800 points if I want to be sure I'll make it.
So I'm looking to do a few AGR mileage runs this year. I can basically start and end anywhere near an airport, though it would be easier to do something near the east coast to ensure I can get down and back from BTV in a day.
Here's what I've come up with: fly BTV-EWR, take a regional to PHL, and do short hops on the Keystone service all day, before going back to EWR and flying home. I looked into flying into PHL, but the times work out such that I end up having getting the same number of miles but I'll need to get up much earlier (and I'll get back later).
What I'd be planning to do is this:
EWR->PHL #185 8:27AM/9:34
PHL->PAO #609 10/10:23
PAO->PHL #646 11:10/11:35
PHL->PAO #43 12:42/1:12PM
PAO->PHL #650 1:16/1:42
PHL->PAO #645 1:35/1:59
PAO->PHL #42 2:19/2:50
PHL->PAO #647 3:45/4:09
PAO->PHL #652 4:37/5:05
PHL->ARD #651 5:35/5:47
ARD->PHL #654 6:04/6:25
PHL->EWR #196 7:02/8:20
It would net me 1,200 AGR points, with an additional 1,200 with the 2:1 promotion that's currently running (which, I know, can't be used towards select status, but its a nice bonus!).
Can anyone think of anything better than this? Any ideas for other mileage runs?
So I'm looking to do a few AGR mileage runs this year. I can basically start and end anywhere near an airport, though it would be easier to do something near the east coast to ensure I can get down and back from BTV in a day.
Here's what I've come up with: fly BTV-EWR, take a regional to PHL, and do short hops on the Keystone service all day, before going back to EWR and flying home. I looked into flying into PHL, but the times work out such that I end up having getting the same number of miles but I'll need to get up much earlier (and I'll get back later).
What I'd be planning to do is this:
EWR->PHL #185 8:27AM/9:34
PHL->PAO #609 10/10:23
PAO->PHL #646 11:10/11:35
PHL->PAO #43 12:42/1:12PM
PAO->PHL #650 1:16/1:42
PHL->PAO #645 1:35/1:59
PAO->PHL #42 2:19/2:50
PHL->PAO #647 3:45/4:09
PAO->PHL #652 4:37/5:05
PHL->ARD #651 5:35/5:47
ARD->PHL #654 6:04/6:25
PHL->EWR #196 7:02/8:20
It would net me 1,200 AGR points, with an additional 1,200 with the 2:1 promotion that's currently running (which, I know, can't be used towards select status, but its a nice bonus!).
Can anyone think of anything better than this? Any ideas for other mileage runs?