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hey public transit fans and people who travel regularly -

fyi Amtrak has a guest rewards program for taking the train now

Yes it includes you can redeem them for travel, either by themselves or in combination with cash

When did they start? No idea. How does it work? They have a lot of details on their site! I just saw this because they sent me a big flashy email about how to redeem my points (which if they were smart is an email they'd make sure to send Often), so saying "I'm just the messenger" is honestly a big overstatement, more like I am leaving a small stack of fliers about on the counter of a public restroom.

I'll just answer with a link to the home page for their guest rewards program

Text from said Amtrak flyer:

Frequently Asked Questions

Credit Cards

SO MANY WAYS TO EARN SO MANY REWARDS AHEAD

LET THE EARNING BEGIN:

Learn more about all the different point-earning opportunities that help you get to rewards faster.

Amtrak Travel Earn 2 points per $1 spent, and a 25% point bonus for Business class travel and 50% for Acela First class.

Amtrak Guest Rewards® Preferred Mastercard® They're yours after spending $1,500 in the first 3 billing cycles of your account opening. Offers vary.

Retail & Specialty Partners Enjoy earning with flowers, gifts and more.

Rail Travel Partnerships Earn up to 10,000 points with a Rail Passengers Association membership depending on the membership level. With an RPA membership, members get discounts on Amtrak, regional trains, hotels and more.

Please excuse the exhausting definition density of soulless marketing language

But yeah. Turns out, in the United States, Amtrak gives you loyalty points now. And like, an actually, genuinely, extremely reasonable point to money ratio, too, which I wasn't sure was still possible in 2026.

Happy train riding!! ✨🚉🚄🚃🚂🛤️

I LOVE PUBLIC TRANSIT I LOVE BIKELANES I LOVE LIBRARIES I LOVE PARKS I LOVE BENCHES I LOVE WATER FOUNTAINS I LOVE PUBLIC BATHROOMS I LOVE COMMUNITY GARDENS I LOVE WALKING TRAILS I LOVE PUBLIC GARBAGE AND RECYCLING CANS I LOVE PEDESTRIAN-ONLY STREETS I LOVE IT WHEN SOCIETY ACTUALLY FEELS LIKE A PLACE YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO LIVE IN

#Cough anyway #wisdom from my skull #A gnome rambles #Public infrastructure #Public infrastructure my beloved

#public infrastructure #urban planning #usa usa usa

PUBLIC SERVICES SHOULD BE OPERATING AT A 100% LOSS! THEY ARE PUBLIC SERVICES!!

#human rights #public infrastructure #AAAAAAAAAAA #read this article complaining about how in the last year King County WA spent a bunch of money on fare enforcement and issued eight #citations and didn't collect on any of them #why the fuck are you complaining #are you upset that people are having their needs met without having to suffer for it #you are evil #this is not a sign that equity is a destructive concept #this is a sign that you should quit paying for fare enforcement

CPB to shut down after public media loses federal funding : NPR

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funnels federal money to public media stations, says it's winding down operations after Presi

dude why don't we have more public benches throughout towns. I'm fucking disabled if I have to walk the mile back home after work I'm either not gonna make it or I'm gonna end up laying motionless on the floor for the next half hour

#even just one every half a mile.#I Cannot Do This #and I mean it's not that I can't walk I'm perfectly capable of walking.#I just need to be able to sit down after a few minutes #as long as I can do that I could travel for miles #but NO #no benches 4 me :(#it's so sad istg #disabled #physically disabled #disability #chronic pain #chronic illness #chronically ill #mobility aid #mobility issues #benches #public infrastructure

The Town of Stony Plain and other municipalities across Alberta are wondering how to best approach a population influx alongside long-standi

The Town of Stony Plain and other municipalities across Alberta are wondering how to best approach a population influx alongside long-standing infrastructure deficits given annual funding from the province fell well short of their request. The Alberta government in its annual budget, which was introduced last week, committed $722 million towards the new Local Government Fiscal Framework (LGFF) capital program. The LGFF replaces the Municipal Sustainability Initiative as the province's primary funding foundation for municipal infrastructure. Stony Plain Mayor William Choy says the funding simply isn't enough for the Edmonton bedroom community of 18,000 as it addresses $28 million in infrastructure projects this year. The town is receiving $2.1 million in provincial funding this year for infrastructure through the LGFF.

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It is possible to make a city driveable for cars and public transport as well as safe and accessible for cyclists and pedestrians. No one gets in the way of anyone else. It just works so nicely here.

#utrecht #netherlands #nederland #cycling #public infrastructure