ALC Rail Writer
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Okay.. I want to figure out hoe many railpoints/bonus points I am getting thanks to the Sring/NTD promotion, so here we go:
(I'm rounding to spare ALL of us)
Next week I will be taking the Penny from NYP to PGH BC... total price is about $75. Now I will also be issued a ticket from PGH to ALC which is worth next to nothing.
Therefore I should get 150 RAIL points (Penny) and 100 (minimum PGH-ALC) PLUS 250 BONUS in the double point promotion, correct?
Later on on a separate reservation I will be traveling ALC to WAS in a sleeper... total price around $200. I will also be issued a ticket from WAS to NYP which is also worth the minimum 100 points
So I should get 400 RAIL points (CL) and the 100 (minimum WAS-NYP) PLUS 500 BONUS points in the promotion... Meaning next week I will earn 750 RAIL point and 750 BONUS points, correct?
===Now Then==
That means I have traveled four segments during the Spring promotion, right? (NYP-PGH, PGH-ALC, ALC-WAS, WAS-NYP).
So NOW any trip I take is worth triple points... so-- I am planning a point-run using the New Haven shuttle on NTD (May 9th) where I should get my four times as many points. So each 100 minimum ticket I turn in (up to four) will earn me a total of 400 RAIL points as well as 1200 BONUS points, correct?
So.. all in toll... I should end up adding 1150 RAIL points plus 2200 BONUS points, correct? Grand total: 3350 redeemable points, yes?
Yes, I know the difference between the two... but bonus points are worth their weight in Amtrak tickets!
(I'm rounding to spare ALL of us)
Next week I will be taking the Penny from NYP to PGH BC... total price is about $75. Now I will also be issued a ticket from PGH to ALC which is worth next to nothing.
Therefore I should get 150 RAIL points (Penny) and 100 (minimum PGH-ALC) PLUS 250 BONUS in the double point promotion, correct?
Later on on a separate reservation I will be traveling ALC to WAS in a sleeper... total price around $200. I will also be issued a ticket from WAS to NYP which is also worth the minimum 100 points
So I should get 400 RAIL points (CL) and the 100 (minimum WAS-NYP) PLUS 500 BONUS points in the promotion... Meaning next week I will earn 750 RAIL point and 750 BONUS points, correct?
===Now Then==
That means I have traveled four segments during the Spring promotion, right? (NYP-PGH, PGH-ALC, ALC-WAS, WAS-NYP).
So NOW any trip I take is worth triple points... so-- I am planning a point-run using the New Haven shuttle on NTD (May 9th) where I should get my four times as many points. So each 100 minimum ticket I turn in (up to four) will earn me a total of 400 RAIL points as well as 1200 BONUS points, correct?
So.. all in toll... I should end up adding 1150 RAIL points plus 2200 BONUS points, correct? Grand total: 3350 redeemable points, yes?
Yes, I know the difference between the two... but bonus points are worth their weight in Amtrak tickets!
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