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Can I still earn points for a ticket that I used the senior discount ? Does the ticket class ( saver, value or flexible) have any effect on earning points? Thanks, Jim

Would an infant (under 2) be required to be listed on the ticket? The AGR ticket agent said no. My wife thinks thats wrong. I talked to another agent and they said no since he is considered a "Lap baby". Anyone have first hand experience ? Thanks, Jim

Reading some posts here, it seems it may be possible. Can I reedeem points for a ticket made out to my Son , his wife and two sons (not AGR members)? Would I have to travel with them? Any fees applicable? Thanks in advance. Jim

Anyone else getting a "sorry for the unexpected websight error....type message"? I tried last night and just now, still no luck. Jim

Sorry if this was mentioned befor. I just got off train 5 & 6, Chi-Den round trip and my wife remarked about poor food quality on this trip. Another passenger web sight mentioned poor food quality as the only drawback to an other wise upbeat trip report. This thread got several responces and it...

My ponts posted for a points run and I did get double points for tickets under $35.00 but it seems, as of now, that it is limited to 2 segments only. I did two round trips and they posted 1 from the 1st trip out and 1 from the 2nd trip back. Dispite what I was told By AGR. The other two legs...

I rode the Hiawatha from Chicago to Glenview yesterday and noticed a $.43 increase in the ticket price. Wonder what the CHI-MKE price jump amounted to? Does anyone know if this increase was system wide? The agent at GLN thought it started about 12 July. Jim

After 10 years of almost flawless Amtrak travel, Lady luck said it's my turn when.... ...." I started on a journey about three months ago, to a little town called Chicago in the state of Illionois, I've never been much of a traveler and I really did not know that Chicago was the hardest...

Few days left so I thought I'd go after some points. I did see an esterisk after ."..double point s on all qualified trips*". Does that mean a min of $40 and only 2 one way trips per day or the Gen AGR rules that say 2 round trip or 4 one ways per day? ( I got my 10K ). Thanks, Jim

I have a "need" to travel at the end of December. I thought I'd use up some points. The date was during a blackout period but I could use a "rule buster". NOT if you want a bedroom (sleepers were available), the rule buster is for a coach seat only. I checked with another AGR agent and got the...

For anyone who has done the fall color Adirondack trip or knows about it. My wife and I will board at Albany and hope to sit in the dome car (hope its there). Is there any strategy one can look for to improve the odds of getting a seat or is it full from previouse station stops? Thanks, Jim

My wife and I would like to plan a trip this fall to see the leaf color change but need ideas. I know in the past Amtrak used to bring the dome car from out West for use in the North East during the seasonal change. I have not seen anything about the dome observation car- Is it still in...

For the last few days I've been getting "site error" notice after entering my number and password . Anyone else experience this? Thanks, Jim

As a result of a personal message request and since I don't know how to send a a PM reply here goes. The westbound SWC came out of the Belen, NM yard went North to the southwest quadrant of Woodward (E/W) ave and Broadway(N/S). It's about a mile or two South of the ABO Station. I use Google...

Do they still charge a service charge or did they drop the fee when buying points? I can get as far as the credit card info with no metion of such a fee. I don't want to enter the card data till I know for sure. Thanks, Jim

Has anyone checked as to when AGR will credit the rail pt balance with the Summer bonus points for those approaching select+ status? Thanks, Jim

Steak Lovers Beware! I just got off the Texas Eagle on 20 May at Chicago. The night before, I requested the flat iron steak. when it came it looked very good, but one bite and something was wrong. The guy across from me said "did you see the asterick (*) by the flat iron steak on the menue? I...

I know I ve seen it answered here befor but I can't seem to find it. Does the $ paid for a sleeper count as "rail travel" and counts toward "select" and "select+" status? Thanks, Jim

Big thank you to Yarrow, you posted a technique for checking reservations made through the AGR Redemtion agent. That reservation would not show up on the website and I would not have known that she put my wife and I in a Bedroom, PDX-SPK, took us off#28 at SPK and put us on#8, in 2 coach seats...

I may be close to Select Plus Status but when I click on "read Select plus benifits"(from my account page) I see a statement that says the Select plus year runs from Mar 1, 2008 till Feb 28, 2009???. So if reach Select plus status soon, do I only enjoy it for 3 or so months? Thanks, Jim