Amtrak offers companion fare discount Empire Builder

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Here is the email offer

Travel for less between Chicago and Seattle Buy one regular fare and receive 50% off a companion fare to any destination between Chicago, IL and Seattle, WA when you book a trip aboard the Empire Builder® now through January 31, 2016 for travel April 1 – 30, 2016.

I'm thinking that the EB is at last, after a few years of horrible On-Time-Performance, likely to be much much better. And Amtrak wants to get passengers back on the likely near-on-time Builder.