Originally Posted by
AlanB
While I won't deny that Amtrak definately orientates things to the business commuter on the NEC, I for one am glad that we are on a point system based upon dollars and not miles.
Why should someone in a $145 coach seat going from Chicago to Seattle get as many points as someone who just laid out $1,000+ to get a bedroom from Chicago to Seattle?
Maybe you're right. I just had an epiphany: miles systems work for airlines, because the time you spend sitting BIS on a jet is time spent suffering. So you should be compensated for the length of time you sit on a jet.
But time spent traveling by train is enjoyable, so earning more points/miles because you spent more time on the train isn't a necessary reward to entice you to spend yet more time on another train.
Or something like that...
