Dear friends,
I'm a relative newbie on this forum; can't find this topic addressed directly; and apologize that it's embarrassingly simple-minded.
I only have about 6,000 AGR points. I won't apologize for that because I mostly rack them up at the tedious rate of 100 points per trip (between DC's Union Station and NYC or Pittsburgh). I've made just one LD trip, an unforgettable journey on the Southwest Chief last summer, and fantasize longingly about retirement circa 2016 when I'll criss-cross the country by rail. My new motto: "No more flyover country."
Question: what are the smartest ways to earn and to redeem AGR points?
Thanks in advance for your collective wisdom.
I'm a relative newbie on this forum; can't find this topic addressed directly; and apologize that it's embarrassingly simple-minded.
I only have about 6,000 AGR points. I won't apologize for that because I mostly rack them up at the tedious rate of 100 points per trip (between DC's Union Station and NYC or Pittsburgh). I've made just one LD trip, an unforgettable journey on the Southwest Chief last summer, and fantasize longingly about retirement circa 2016 when I'll criss-cross the country by rail. My new motto: "No more flyover country."
Question: what are the smartest ways to earn and to redeem AGR points?
Thanks in advance for your collective wisdom.