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Me too. I have 10,200 or so rail points this year.I just shook a 2,000 point bonus out of my hat.
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Me too. I have 10,200 or so rail points this year.I just shook a 2,000 point bonus out of my hat.
One round trip in Acela First is 1,500 points. Only takes a few rides like that to make Select Plus.Edit: I've got 3546 rail points for this year. Alan, how in the blazes do you rack up that many points?
Out here on the LD network Select Plus is a minimum of $5,000 correct?One round trip in Acela First is 1,500 points. Only takes a few rides like that to make Select Plus.Edit: I've got 3546 rail points for this year. Alan, how in the blazes do you rack up that many points?
Depends on how you book things, but yes, it could be that much. On the other hand if you took a bunch of day trips to say Temple, you could probably do it for half that. Book far enough in advance and you could be paying around $25 for 100 points with a discount.Out here on the LD network Select Plus is a minimum of $5,000 correct?One round trip in Acela First is 1,500 points. Only takes a few rides like that to make Select Plus.Edit: I've got 3546 rail points for this year. Alan, how in the blazes do you rack up that many points?
Has anyone ever bought 50+ tickets to/from Temple TX just to get Select Plus? Maybe Jim? :giggle:Depends on how you book things, but yes, it could be [$5,000]. On the other hand if you took a bunch of day trips to say Temple, you could probably do it for half that. Book far enough in advance and you could be paying around $25 for 100 points with a discount.
I don't know about that routing, much less if Jim has done it. But there are people who've done similar ride patterns like that on the state sponsored routes. Granted they're easier to do and in many cases even cheaper. For example, taking a short ride every day on the Keystones or the Hiawathas can really rack up the points rather cheaply.Has anyone ever bought 50+ tickets to/from Temple TX just to get Select Plus? Maybe Jim? :giggle:Depends on how you book things, but yes, it could be [$5,000]. On the other hand if you took a bunch of day trips to say Temple, you could probably do it for half that. Book far enough in advance and you could be paying around $25 for 100 points with a discount.
When I shook the hat I got a stoopid rabbit, goldfish, ball, etc., etc., and 50% bonus, but no 1,000 points.
I got the same thing - double my 50% bonus on travel between July 1 and August 31st. I had not planned to travel this summer, but I might have to now.
I Resemble that Remark! :lol: Actually I Usually do AUS-TAY-AUS on My Point/Bar-B-Q Runs. (There's a Good Mexican resturant and Beer Joint with great Cheesburgers there Also! :wub: )Low Bucket it's $11.90 Return for 200 Rail Points Plus 50% Current Bonus and any other Promo Points, so Most of my Select Status Points have been Racked Up doing the AUS-TAY-AUS Turn. I do Like Going to TPL, but it's Twice as Much for the Same # of Points, so Usually go about Twice a Year like the Weekend I met Chris for the BNSF Special/Rail Museum Day in TPL!Has anyone ever bought 50+ tickets to/from Temple TX just to get Select Plus? Maybe Jim? :giggle:Depends on how you book things, but yes, it could be [$5,000]. On the other hand if you took a bunch of day trips to say Temple, you could probably do it for half that. Book far enough in advance and you could be paying around $25 for 100 points with a discount.
All I received was the 50 percent bonus and I have 6,968 rail points so far.
Interesting. I'd assumed, given that I had about 6500 rail points, that the cutoff for receiving actual bonus points (vs. double elite bonus for future travel) was lower.I got the email sometime in the past week. It was the doubled 50% bonus through 8/31. S+ (~10300 base points last year). Just cleared 7000 base points this year although only about 6700 had posted when the email went out. I could have booked a big July trip (like Steve above) but instead I had a few little trips planned including two PHL-NYP round-trips on the earlier 3-day sale.
Maybe it got bus-tituted!My hat just arrived this morning
Doubtful, as advance scheduled bustitutions as in the case of the current EB bussing, often arrive early. hboy:Maybe it got bus-tituted!My hat just arrived this morning
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