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I only mentioned that I used the card to indicate that I wasn't paying in points anymore. You can't use an upgrade coupon if you paid using points.

I got lunch from Chipotle, then got on 94 NER. I had booked this in coach using points, but after what happened with 93 I cancelled my reservation for 94 while I was on 93 and rebooked 94 using my AGR card so I could use an upgrade coupon for Business, which I did. Unfortunately, my view from...

Breakfast was just show up to the cafe car and get an assigned seat. I ordered the crepes, which were really good, though cold in spots, with a hot coffee. I don’t usually drink hot coffee, but I needed the caffeine. I did have a table mate, who was disappointed because the Cardinal had been...

So, I have once again made my semi-annual convention trip journey to Milwaukee. I knew I wanted to change things up, at least in one direction, so I snagged a low bucket Cardinal roomette westbound. I knew the New River Gorge would be in darkness, but I figured other scenery would make up for...

Kinda wish the Floridian would start running earlier in November. Would’ve been nice to have traditional dining for my journey back to the northeast.

Forgot to mention that I'm Select status (thanks to getting the AGR Preferred MasterCard). It will be interesting to see whether I'll get any Double Days points since I booked my Cardinal reservation before registering for Double Days. The other rides I'm taking during the Double Days time...

Great video. Very informative.

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Thanks to everyone who replied. Your responses have cleared things up for me. I think I'm just gonna book the NER in coach like I originally planned and hope for the best.

So, I got some lounge passes from opening up the AGR Preferred MasterCard (they also had a promotion where you automatically got bumped up to Select, which is why I have more than one) and I wanted to use one pass for the lounge at Moynihan for a NYP to BWI segment of an upcoming trip. I was...

Admittedly, yes it is. While one can occasionally find low bucket sleepers, a round trip in economy would cost just as much if not significantly less than one way in a sleeper. Having done both flying and sleeper to get to/from the northeast to Chicago, flying is the more practical option...

When I rode it last year it did, but since we departed late, I didn't get dinner until around 9 PM. My dinner order was taken after boarding.

I got two 10% off coupons for getting the AGR Preferred MasterCard (they were running a promotion where you get upgraded to Select status when you apply and are approved for the card). If I use one of these coupons for a coach seat on the CL, would that make the reservation ineligible for BidUp?

This is why I don’t see myself using the westbound Capitol after this Capitol-Star/Floridian train goes into effect, if it goes into effect.

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When I rode the LSL in 2018, I think I waited about 10 minutes until my checked bag arrived. Baggage Claim is in the south concourse, which is where you will end up once you enter the station from the platform. I think you have to make a left once you enter the concourse. You should see an...

Ended up snagging it. This is a trip I really want to take and I don't want to pay high bucket roomette fares like I did last year. Will have to do coach going back to the northeast though. I'll use the CL for the eastbound trip due to it working better for my schedule this year than the...

The day after that, we took the commuter rail back to Back Bay and got on the NER back to New York. We initially were going to ride in coach, but after enjoying the ability to select seats and have a footrest, my mom decided to do an upgrade to Business Class the night before. We were initially...

Way back when I was a kid, my mom had considered taking Amtrak for one of our family vacations. For various reasons, those plans never materialized and my first Amtrak ride would be by myself in my 20s. Now here I am in my 30s and my mom and I finally took our first Amtrak ride together. She had...

Was looking at Cardinal roomette prices for a potential trip in the fall and usually WAS to CHI is way cheaper than say BAL to CHI, but I happened to find a day where getting on at BAL ($477) was cheaper than WAS (over $600). Super tempted to book it, but hate to gamble if it turns out I can’t...