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Old Oct 28, 2025 | 10:28 pm
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Originally Posted by GrayAnderson
90% of the discussion there was dining-related (the "transit" bit was more "bus pass" than "intercity train"), and dining isn't at issue here.

"Transit" is a slippery category. As far as I can tell:
-The no-fee Autograph card includes passenger railways as part of "transit" (or perhaps "other travel", but advertising-wise the phrasing is slippery) at 3x but the $95 version doesn't.
-The fancy Atmos card covers it as a "foreign purchase" at 3x.
-The Amtrak card covers it at 2x (which is perhaps ironic in Florida these days).
-Venture X comes in at 2x because everything is at 2x.
-The Chase Hyatt card(s) don't.
-Chase Sapphire Preferred simply doesn't define "travel" in their offer, so I'd be playing roulette.
-I don't think any Amex cards offer a bonus here (not DL/Marriott, for sure).

I'm mostly ignoring straight cash-back cards.

Am I missing anything big?
According to the Points Guy, "passenger trains" count as "travel" on the CSP:

https://thepointsguy.com/credit-card...rve-preferred/
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