Originally Posted by
Exiled in Express
To my knowledge there is no cashback/miles portal for Amtrak rail purchases. I believe most of the responses thus far have been suggestions on how to earn AGR points to redeem for free rail travel.
AGR redemption is unlikely to be an option for your new account as the bedroom is 25,000 points and the car an additional 15,000 points in each direction.
Thanks for your post.
Since I'm new to using cashback portals it's nice to have someone confirm what I was concluding from my search. Maybe there are times for "specials" on Amtrak travel but it wasn't looking like an option for our plans in March.
If the Chase cc bonus goes up again next year maybe we'll accumulate enough points for the trip in '14. I hadn't gotten far enough along in my study of the Amtrak program to see how many points it takes for the various trips. Thanks for letting me know the amount required for the Auto Train. We only use it in one direction and take time driving back.