Per Amtrak AGR Terms: "Points will expire if your account has been inactive for more than 24 months (no points have been earned or redeemed during that time)."
That was my experience. I was close to 24 months (almost never earned via paid tickets) so I bought 1000.
I had 17k AGR points close to expiry and I ended up buying 1000 just to be on the safe side and that did work.
Just yesterday I was approved for the AGR FNBO card with 40k bonus so now I will be good for a while (and have plans on how to use the points before they expire!)
Hello!
I have been a rails fan for quite some time but now finally trying to do more Amtrak.
I just got approved for the 40k FNBO offer today and am sitting on around 18k AGR points currently.
I have taken the Coast Starlight Seattle -> LA in a bedroom, some short NE Regional trips, and...