2010 Year End AGR Points Totals
Jan 1, 2014, 9:34 am
#62
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Wow 21 Nights in Sleepers is indeed impressive! I did alright this year myself with...3 
(2 on the California Zephyr, 1 on the City of New Orleans).
(2 on the California Zephyr, 1 on the City of New Orleans).
Jan 2, 2014, 8:24 am
#63
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 289
Well, to be honest, two of the nights were bonuses on epically late trains, and at least half a dozen others were earned traveling St. Paul-Minot, a route that probably wouldn't be on most travelers' top ten lists.
Jan 2, 2014, 11:36 am
#64
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: NYC
Programs: Amtrak Select Plus, Marriott Platinum, Marriott Lifetime Gold, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 3,123
10,004 TQP
Dec 24, 2014, 12:35 pm
#65
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: PDX
Programs: DL DM, AS MVP 100K, Amtrak peon, Colbert Lifetime Platinum
Posts: 4,534
2015 Status: Select Plus
TQP: 10,000
Points redeemed in 2013: 14,500
I had a grand total of one night in a sleeper, with no long-distance redemptions this year (most of the redeemed points were Choice transfers). This is also the closest I've ever cut it for S+ renewal. Not sure I'll push for it again next year unless AGR introduces and defines thresholds for lifetime status.
TQP: 10,000
Points redeemed in 2013: 14,500
I had a grand total of one night in a sleeper, with no long-distance redemptions this year (most of the redeemed points were Choice transfers). This is also the closest I've ever cut it for S+ renewal. Not sure I'll push for it again next year unless AGR introduces and defines thresholds for lifetime status.
Dec 24, 2014, 12:47 pm
#66
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Posts: 33,857
2015 Status: Select
TQP: 6,656
Rail Points Earned: 14,620
Three Sleeper Trips (Capitol Limited, Sunset Limited and Cardinal) plus one ride on the Acela, one Keystone and one Northeast Regional.
TQP: 6,656
Rail Points Earned: 14,620
Three Sleeper Trips (Capitol Limited, Sunset Limited and Cardinal) plus one ride on the Acela, one Keystone and one Northeast Regional.
Dec 25, 2014, 12:06 pm
#67
Join Date: Jan 2014
Programs: Amtrak Guest Rewards (SE), Virgin America Elevate, Hyatt Gold Passport (Platinum), VIA Preference
Posts: 3,134
Ok, I've got the following:
19,858 TQPs posted so far with a number of legs outstanding (500 from an Acela run, about a thousand for an SB Starlight I'm on now, 250 for an open ticket on a NB Starlight with a friend, and around 250 for a round-trip on the Surfliner LAX-SAN). I should wind up somewhere around 22,000. This was with me axing RVR-WAS-CHI-SLC for the NARP conference due to OTP reliability.
With that said, I'm tallying nights...I think I'm going to end up with 20 nights, the majority of which are Richmond-Central Florida (the scattered remainder being three legs on the Starlight, one EMY-SLC, and an amusing, rollicking adventure that involved the Southwest Chief, a Superliner-equipped Cardinal, and a rental car slip-and-slide between St. Louis and Indianapolis). I'd have ended up with somewhere closer to 25 if the east-west OTP hadn't collapsed, forcing me over to Virgin to do that f-word.
19,858 TQPs posted so far with a number of legs outstanding (500 from an Acela run, about a thousand for an SB Starlight I'm on now, 250 for an open ticket on a NB Starlight with a friend, and around 250 for a round-trip on the Surfliner LAX-SAN). I should wind up somewhere around 22,000. This was with me axing RVR-WAS-CHI-SLC for the NARP conference due to OTP reliability.
With that said, I'm tallying nights...I think I'm going to end up with 20 nights, the majority of which are Richmond-Central Florida (the scattered remainder being three legs on the Starlight, one EMY-SLC, and an amusing, rollicking adventure that involved the Southwest Chief, a Superliner-equipped Cardinal, and a rental car slip-and-slide between St. Louis and Indianapolis). I'd have ended up with somewhere closer to 25 if the east-west OTP hadn't collapsed, forcing me over to Virgin to do that f-word.
Dec 25, 2014, 1:53 pm
#68
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Programs: United 'Cattle Car', American, JetBlue Airways, Marriott Rewards 'Gold', Amtrak AGR 'Select'
Posts: 197
2015 Status: Select
TQP: 5,734
Points redeemed in 2013: 8,339 I'M PLEASED...I wish to make some noise to get to Select Plus in 2015. I am traveling more on the Surfliner from LA Union Station to San Diego and San Joaquin from Bakersfield to Lodi/Sac-town - I expect to do more segments @ 100 points a pop to make it. Only Time will tell. C-YA!!! Joe G near LAX
TQP: 5,734
Points redeemed in 2013: 8,339 I'M PLEASED...I wish to make some noise to get to Select Plus in 2015. I am traveling more on the Surfliner from LA Union Station to San Diego and San Joaquin from Bakersfield to Lodi/Sac-town - I expect to do more segments @ 100 points a pop to make it. Only Time will tell. C-YA!!! Joe G near LAX
Last edited by goriajk; Dec 25, 2014 at 2:03 pm Reason: xx
Dec 26, 2014, 1:18 pm
#71
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Location: SGF
Programs: AS, AA, UA, AGR S (former 75K, GLD, 1K, and S+, now an elite peon)
Posts: 23,194
Sadly, only 100 points to my name this year, despite living right along the Keystone line and making regular trips to New York. I no longer take Amtrak due to the lack of a sensible same-day change option: I now drive two hours from home to a NJ Transit station and park there, giving me the ability to leave NYC whenever I want and not have to pay a penalty to change.
Dec 27, 2014, 3:46 pm
#74
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 41
2014 Tier Qualifying Points TQPs 10,310
That should have been 10,610 Got hosed out of 300 TQP.
Select Plus until 02/29/2016
Points 19,327
Redeemed 20,000 Didn't get maximum value for that redemption. Last minute trip.
Purchased 10,000 with 3,000 bonus to get back to near 20,000.
Redeemed to ride Roomette ( Capitol Limited ) out to Washington DC to do
round trip Acela Business Class New York to DC in one night - to help achieve
SELECT+.
Roomettes Capitol Limited ( 2 rooms ), City of New Orleans (2 rooms), California Zephry
( 1 Room 2 Coach ) and Texas Eagle (1 room ).
Majority of rides took place on Lincoln Service Business Class.
Several Hiawatha trips - coach and Quiet Car
Previous Year TQPs: 3,308
That should have been 10,610 Got hosed out of 300 TQP.
Select Plus until 02/29/2016
Points 19,327
Redeemed 20,000 Didn't get maximum value for that redemption. Last minute trip.
Purchased 10,000 with 3,000 bonus to get back to near 20,000.
Redeemed to ride Roomette ( Capitol Limited ) out to Washington DC to do
round trip Acela Business Class New York to DC in one night - to help achieve
SELECT+.
Roomettes Capitol Limited ( 2 rooms ), City of New Orleans (2 rooms), California Zephry
( 1 Room 2 Coach ) and Texas Eagle (1 room ).
Majority of rides took place on Lincoln Service Business Class.
Several Hiawatha trips - coach and Quiet Car
Previous Year TQPs: 3,308
Last edited by Iggyz; Dec 28, 2014 at 1:12 am
Dec 28, 2014, 9:43 am
#75
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: DCA, IAD (not BWI if I can help it)
Programs: UA 1MM 1K, Marriott Gold, Hyatt Explorist, status-free on AA, AS, B6, DL, WN, Amtrak, etc.
Posts: 1,480
6,944 TQPs, so I will drop from S+ to S in March. And I'm okay with that:
As jackal has outlined before here, Amtrak is overlooking a lot of ways it could recognize and reward its frequent travelers--in particular a free-SDC option that today is unavailable with either points or money.
- I'll retain ClubAcela and United Club access via the Chase United Club credit card I got (with a first-year-fee waiver).
- Getting fewer points won't mean as much if there as many Double Days specials in 2015 as in 2014.
- The 48-hour window to book an upgrade seems meaningless, since I never had an issue claiming one at the 12-hour window.
- I'll have two fewer upgrade certs, but trading 10,000 points for another five isn't too bad.
As jackal has outlined before here, Amtrak is overlooking a lot of ways it could recognize and reward its frequent travelers--in particular a free-SDC option that today is unavailable with either points or money.
Last edited by DCA writer; Dec 28, 2014 at 2:45 pm Reason: Chase offers a great many cards. I could have been more specific the first time around.