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I took the Downeaster last weekend to Boston and back, and they scanned my eticket off my Android device on the way down. I had a paper ticket issued in POR for the return trip. I have yet to see an advantage to the eticket system - except to Apple who sold Amtrak a whole lot of new iPhones -...

It is also possible to open the picture in an editor, and reduce the dimensions of it (pallette size in pixels - height and width) without cropping any more... then save it again. Keep trying until the size becomes acceptable.

I sent it in... after you travel within 90 days, we both get 500 points. Welcome to AGR and our forums!

Not a new idea, but worth repeating: the best thing about AGR trips is, it does not matter where the buckets are on the day you want to go... as long as there is a seat or a room available, for your redemption, it is the same cost (in points). On longer rides the cost is way better than paying...

I have never watched any of those shows, actually no tv at all. And I haven't smoked cigarettes in decades. #3 I'll leave blank...

Agreed... also thru CT and RI and some other places, very nice views of the water. (One of my favorite things about trains is that whenever they are near a waterway of any kind, they are usually very close in places...)

As in another recent thread, I'm agreeing again with The Traveler, that the SSL (Sightseer Lounge) is the best place to sit coming West out of Denver. You can see both sides of the train very well. That said, a lot of people feel that way and so that car can get very crowded. Still, I have...

I agree with The Traveler, the lounge or cafe car is almost always the best for scenery --- unlike a roomette, it gives both sides of the train. Coach does that as well, but the high seat backs only allow viewing out your own window or directly across. In the cafe, with its low seating, you can...

Good on ya...

Well... actually, it may be a fairly small "certain segment" of Amtrak travelers who are going to take multiple rides on National Train Day to get extra AGR points too ... I am an AGR member, but have no idea of doing that... I am hoping for something entirely new and different ... but I have no...

And you know what, folks, it just don't get any better than that! :wacko: ~ :P

Awww. Not better, just different. :)

OK. Ironic, that the waterfront is where one would expect there would be tracks (in an earlier era) in any port. There was a narrow gauge rail running along the harbor at Commercial street, I walked a long ways along it a few years ago. I'm not even sure it is still there.

I've responded to two of the surveys. While wishing I could comment on specific facts about my trip, I still feel that it it useful to participate. If i feel strongly about something specific, I never hesitate to call or write to customer service. They do listen and respond. It's kind of like...

I made a Shoebuy purchase during the same promotion and did not get points for almost 3 months. I had to call, and then email twice. The email responses to the call and the first email were basic "form letters", and said I did not qualify for the points. The second email I sent was just a wee...

That makes sense - the POR station is outside of downtown for sure. I am not really in the know about proposals - my prejudice is toward long distance travel, and so I'd welcome more runs from anywhere in Maine to pretty much anywhere else. But it still makes sense to me - since there already is...

I think you need to do at least one trip within 3 years to keep the points active. You are right about the card, then they won't expire. I got 32,000 points a couple of years ago with the new card, well worth waiting a while for I'd say. Unless you have a lot of expenditures coming up...

Got mine... income tax refund helped out with that...

Interesting. I don't know how the tracks work out, but it would seem a shame not to have the train originate at the Portland Transportation Center, which is already served by Amtrak's Downeaster as well as Concord Coach Lines. That said, what would appeal to me a lot would be a train from...

Very nice trip report and pictures. Thanks. As to the cost: WOW! Good deal alright.