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I've been stuck in the Pacific Northwest too long, not having left a six state/one province area since 2005. I have put off travel because it can be so expensive, but I realized that the Amtrak rail pass seems to be a good way to see the country. How it works (based on the information on the Amtrak site) is that for 450, 650 or 850 dollars, you can get a 15, 30 or 45 day Amtrak pass. The other limitation is that you are limited to 8, 12 and 18 segments, respectively. A "segment" is any time you get off and on the train. So, going from, say, New York to Philadelphia uses up a segment, just like going from Chicago to Los Angeles. The pass is also only for coach seats, and the pass doesn't mean the traveler can just hop on a train, they still need to get get tickets (and sometimes need to get them ahead of time). This sounds like a pretty good bargain to me, and from what I have read so far, it seems to be pretty free of sneakery or fuckery. But I did want to know if anyone had any experience with this, and whether there was any pitfalls that I haven't read about. Also, just anyone with experience of long distance train travel would be nice, I've had overnight trips on Amtrak, but nothing beyond that.
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Sep 4, 2014 19:28
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