Points Stopped Posting Completely?
#1
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Join Date: Feb 2013
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Points Stopped Posting Completely?
So I ride Acela F 2x/week, have been doing so on the same routes for ~6 months now. In the beginning, points would take ~1 week to post. At some point a couple months ago, it got to where they were posting lightning fast - sometimes inside of 24 hours. Now, however, they've stopped posting altogether - nothing since November, even though I've done 3 or 4 trips since then. My booking tool hasn't changed, and since I use the mobile app to pull my tickets for validation, it's clear that the tickets are tied to my AGR number. Curious if anyone else has had this systemic issue and if they've received any resolution. I'm very close to top tier status (for what that's worth...) and want to at least ensure that all trips count. I don't feel that requesting credit on every individual ride is the best way to achieve this...
#2



Join Date: Apr 2011
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I ride several times a week and my last posted points are from 11/26. But that is not unusual in my experience- they seem to take 2-3 weeks to post for me.
#3



Join Date: Feb 2004
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I'm in the same boat. Points were posting pretty consistently (and rapidly) this year.
Now, we're back to the old ways - 2-3 weeks.
Now, we're back to the old ways - 2-3 weeks.
Last edited by vatraveler; Dec 13, 2019 at 6:58 am
#4
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Thanks, all, much appreciated. Sounds unfortunately systemic - maybe the hamster fell off the wheel after Thanksgiving? And at a bad time for it too - I'm gonna be pretty close on status, to the point where an additional ride to somewhere and back might be worth it if I come up short. But not really any way to know, given that I can't even accurately sort out my starting TQP level, because it seems to fluctuate day to day without any activity posting...
#5



Join Date: Apr 2011
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If you go to the transactions page, it will show you the number of TQPs you have earned for each trip. Paste that in Excel, sum it up, and then add the TQPs you will earn from unposted transactions. That should give you a pretty accurate view of how close you are.
Not ideal, but it is a decent workaround I have used before.
Not ideal, but it is a decent workaround I have used before.
#7
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Yes, should have been doing manual accounting all along but frankly the system was running so nicely for the last couple months that I got lulled into complacency. Now, half the time I can't even get my profile to load!
#9
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No points posting for over a few weeks now; trips taken don't even show up in past trips on the my account page.
Amtrak should stop publish these kind of messages on its website if it can't follow through:
After missing points request form has been submitted, the following message is presented:
All lies!
Amtrak should stop publish these kind of messages on its website if it can't follow through:
Please allow up to 7 days for points earned from Amtrak travel to post to your account.
It will take about 5 business days for your points to appear on your account.
#10




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No points posting for over a few weeks now; trips taken don't even show up in past trips on the my account page.
Amtrak should stop publish these kind of messages on its website if it can't follow through:
After missing points request form has been submitted, the following message is presented:
All lies!
Amtrak should stop publish these kind of messages on its website if it can't follow through:
After missing points request form has been submitted, the following message is presented:
All lies!
#11


Join Date: Apr 2015
Programs: United Global Services, Amtrak Select Executive
Posts: 4,917
No points posting for over a few weeks now; trips taken don't even show up in past trips on the my account page.
Amtrak should stop publish these kind of messages on its website if it can't follow through:
After missing points request form has been submitted, the following message is presented:
All lies!
Amtrak should stop publish these kind of messages on its website if it can't follow through:
After missing points request form has been submitted, the following message is presented:
All lies!
#12
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Join Date: Aug 2017
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My experience has been that there are customer service reps who can help with this kind of stuff, but cannot be reached by the usual AGR or Amtrak phone numbers, and can only be communicated with via email. If I remember correctly, the AGR phone rep did give me the email address to write to, and I received a pretty quick and on-point reply. Maybe call and ask for the email address to contact "customer support"? OK, I just checked my emails, and I emailed to [email protected], which is the Office of Customer Relations.
I sincerely hope Amtrak is not posting these one at a time manually. At this glacial pace, my May trips will probably show up next month...
#13




Join Date: Nov 2005
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Thanks! Just to follow-up on this. I called, and wrote to Amtrak based on the above email as provided - apparently per CS, Amtrak is going through some kind of system migration of its Guest Rewards program. My mid-April trip finally posted 1.5 months later (in early June); although the actual travel date was incorrect.
I sincerely hope Amtrak is not posting these one at a time manually. At this glacial pace, my May trips will probably show up next month...
I sincerely hope Amtrak is not posting these one at a time manually. At this glacial pace, my May trips will probably show up next month...
#14



Join Date: Jun 2011
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Thanks! Just to follow-up on this. I called, and wrote to Amtrak based on the above email as provided - apparently per CS, Amtrak is going through some kind of system migration of its Guest Rewards program. My mid-April trip finally posted 1.5 months later (in early June); although the actual travel date was incorrect.
I sincerely hope Amtrak is not posting these one at a time manually. At this glacial pace, my May trips will probably show up next month...
I sincerely hope Amtrak is not posting these one at a time manually. At this glacial pace, my May trips will probably show up next month...
#15
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Thanks for the data point. My May travels on Amtrak -> May 2 and May 9 - still nothing as of last night. I am going to check back in a month or so, hopefully it would post by then...I only need one trip posting, really, just to reset my points expiration period.

