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Old Aug 21, 2009 | 4:33 pm
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Originally Posted by lg10
3. Acela earns many more AGR points than the regular train, I think it is
500 per one-way trip vs. cost of the ticket (not counting whatever bonuses)
That is the case for certain city pairs
that can be checked and verified right here.
Acela rides between all other stops
earn only twice the cost that you have paid--
the same that you would earn on Regional.

I fail to comprehend why some insist
on pressing "enter" after every line.
It makes it hard to read, at least to me--
There is a reason why my screen is wide!
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