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Thank you, I would really like to look over that thread with every ingredient label. Agreed 1000% about the preservatives and chemicals in the Amtrak flex meals. The highest paying customers definitely deserve better.

I'm really sorry to hear of your unpleasant experience. Nearly one year later, earlier today actually, I attempted to do something very similar in the dining car. My experience with the staff was great and I hope Amtrak has changed for the better in this regard. I am pretty gluten intolerant...

Thanks for the advice. So I checked a date six months out for today and we are at highest bucket. I checked 4 months and 29 days out, and we are at lowest bucket. I think checked exactly 5 months out, still lowest. Went 5 months and a day, it's middle bucket. Finally went 5 months and 2 days...

That's a good point. I do have a slight bit of flexibility on my dates, so I'll compare and contrast the fares for each of the nearby dates as well as it get closer to the travel date. Thanks.

Great info, I appreciate everyone jumping in and providing input. The trip I am looking at is a little over 6 months out, so I'll wait a few weeks and then start trying again. I'll be much more diligent as it gets closer to the 5 month mark. Currently it is at the highest fare bucket and I am...

Hi all, Apologies if this is the incorrect forum for this post (mods, feel free to move to the right spot). I'm looking at a trip on the Lake Shore Limited towards the end of 2023. I found a great graphic elsewhere on this site listing out all of the potential fare buckets for long distance...

Just to add my experience here - calling Amtrak customer service up and providing them a companion code allowed them to book an Acela business saver fare for me for two people and I only paid for the price of one.

Yes, absolutely. In the Chase > BofA transition, I believe everyone had a chance to apply for a new card with a sign up bonus. The Chase card was changed to a different product. In this case, it does appear that existing cardholders will be switched over automatically and mailed a replacement...

According to the FAQ page on the FNBO page that was posted elsewhere in this thread, there will be a no annual fee version of the card.

That would be a shame indeed. Having a chance to earn a nice 20-30K sign up bonus just for applying to the new card company would have been great.

Are lounge passes valid for one person only? Or are you able to bring in a guest as well? Apologies if this is already mentioned somewhere back in this thread.

Understood, that does make sense. Too bad I can't apply a coupon to a points booking though, the upgrade cost in points was almost exactly double to go from coach to business class.

Okay, I think I found my answer.......a non-Amtrak site mentions the following rules for upgrade coupons - They can only be applied starting at 12 hours prior to departure They can be used if there are seats available in the upgraded cabin (but aren’t otherwise capacity restricted as far as I...

Hi guys, Just called AGR to an apply upgrade coupon to a trip I'm taking tomorrow. Rep told me it could not be applied to a points booking. Is that actually the case? Maybe I haven't looked too closely at the terms on those, but I thought the only real thing to be aware of was to call in 12 or...

Announcement is expected later this summer and the B of A partnership officially ends in September.

Fair point. In that case, call BoA to downgrade it to whatever free tier that card will become. But, better to do it that way and preserve the credit history versus canceling the card outright.

Might be better to just wait for the new non-AGR version of the Bank of America card to arrive (after Sept 30 when the Amtrak partnership ends) and then sock drawer it. This way your length of credit as well as your credit score don't take a hit. But others more familiar with FICO scoring can...

Absolutely. I never meant to imply otherwise. You must apply for the new card. My point was that existing BoA cards will not be automatically transferred over to the new issuer.

My understanding with the AGR rep was that a new banking partner will be announced and brand new cards will be issued. There was nothing at all implied about existing BoA cards being transferred over to the new issuer.

I have one suggestion (I was planning this route for future travel but decided against it due to the train timings) - Empire Builder 7/27 would be better to depart 2 hours earlier out of Chicago. Would reach Minneapolis St. Paul by 8 PM instead of 10 PM and would reach Portland & Seattle closer...