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  1. Bex

    Boston-NY service cut to Saturday schedule

    "Amtrak will curtail train service between Boston and New York beginning Monday, cutting back to the equivalent of the railroad's Saturday timetable for each day of the week, internal memos show." https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/coronavirus/card/QH5bSlb7A7qx24y8543Y I was on 193 yesterday and...
  2. Bex

    Amtrak asks a passenger to move ...

    Well, this isn't good, the head of the NAACP legal defense fund was just asked to give up her seat on the Carolinian. She first tweeted, .@Amtrak I’m being asked to leave my seat on train 80 which I just boarded in D.C. There are no assigned seats on this train. The conductor has asked me to...
  3. Bex

    WSJ article about Richard Anderson

    This was on the front page of the site yesterday; I was surprised to not see anything here, maybe that's because it is behind a paywall. https://www.wsj.com/articles/amtrak-has-lost-money-for-decades-a-former-airline-ceo-thinks-he-can-fix-it-11562385660 Fair use headlines and first few paras...
  4. Bex

    Deceptive sales, a vent

    I mentioned this in another thread, how Amtrak often sends emails out regarding "sales" which are really just letting you know Saver fares exist and are not an actual limited time sale, but I feel like it's reached a new low with a promotion I received today from Choice Privileges, a hotel...
  5. Bex

    Hidden City Fares on NEC?

    I've been riding weekly for six years and I don't think I have ever seen NYP/WAS cheaper than NYP to/from BAL, BWI, or NCR.  The Saver fares used to be $49 for any of these and still are for the former. But the latter three are now $54. Why would that be? Just curious, really, although one is...
  6. Bex

    2019 AGR card/coupons

    I haven't yet received my 2019 AGR membership card, which is OK because the old one is good through February, but I'm more concerned that my coupons are not yet in my account. I reached S+ for 2019 in November of last year, which is the same as I did in the previous year, but I really recall my...
  7. Bex

    AGR Status and Marketing

    The best way to get 4k of those is to get a Bank of America Amtrak card and put every single thing you possibly can on it (this is how I get there; $3000 worth of Amtrak travel, which is about what I do a year, plus everything on the card). But others in the AGR forum may have other ideas...
  8. Bex

    NER schedule change?

    I just got a notification from Amtrak that 173 on 12/7 is going to be arriving 15 minutes later into Baltimore than previously listed. Anyone know why this is? I assume it's not just that date but I have my travel booked through the end of December and it's the only one of my trips that is...
  9. Bex

    10 ride ticket question

    Yesterday, I boarded 83 at NYP to go to Baltimore with a 10 ride. Before departing, the conductor made an announcement that multi-rides and monthlies were not accepted on that train between NY and Philly. I went to find him and asked if it was accepted to go beyond Philly and he said "no, you...
  10. Bex

    Advice on European rail?

    I will be in Bordeaux, France this summer and would like to visit cities outside France via rail (Spain seems an obvious choice but I'm open). Any experiences you can share or advice on websites I might visit for research would be greatly appreciated, thanks.
  11. Bex

    Duplicate bookings

    How strictly does Amtrak enforce the duplicate/impossible booking rule? Back when it was a flat rate for AGR point trips, if I was unsure which train I could make some day in the distant future, I'd just redeem points for it that week or even the day of, knowing that the high buckets would make...
  12. Bex

    Screens off on lower level of NYP?

    This is the second trip I've taken where this has been the case. I thought it might be an isolated incident over the holiday weekend but Friday it was the same. The lower screens where Amtrak trains are listed are simply blank. People now cluster at the bottom of the steps looking up at the...
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