# Amtrak
Lizi's 2024 Christmas Trip: Part Three — Amtrak Acela Express Northeast Corridor Line
Let’s pick up from where we left off Lizi’s 2024 Christmas Trip: Part One LAX-DCA Lizi’s 2024 Christmas Trip: Part Two DC Museum Redemption As before, it’s the same: Amtrak points...
FNBO Amtrak Credit Cards and Points Redemptions Guide: 40,000-Point Welcome Bonus
FNBO Amtrak credit cards have increased their welcome bonuses: the $99 annual fee version is now up to 40,000 points, and the no-annual-fee version offers 12,000 points....
Two Days and One Night on the Coast Starlight Train
Earlier this year, I came across a WeChat article introducing the Coast Starlight train. The full journey takes two days and one night, running between LA and Seattle. In both dire...
“Letters are out, more details” Amtrak Credit Card Will Be Issued by FNBO, Existing Cards Will Be Force-Converted
Some cardholders have already received the letter. The new card will keep the existing 3x on Amtrak purchases and 2x on travel. In addition, dining, transit, and rideshare will be...
A Grand U.S. Rail Journey: Amtrak Sunset Limited 1 (NOL-LAX) Day 2–3 — Chestnut’s Christmas Travel Marathon at the End of 2021, Part 6
Continuing from the previous article, this post covers Part 2 of the grand U.S. rail journey during Christmas 2021....
A Grand Journey by Rail Across America: Amtrak Sunset Limited 1 (NOL-LAX) DAY 1 — Chestnut’s 2021 Year-End Christmas Mileage Run, Part 5
Seven years later, Chestnut once again boarded an Amtrak long-distance train. This article, presented in two parts, introduces the first Amtrak segment: the Sunset Limited....
A Christmas Morning Surprise from Delta Air Lines — Chestnut’s 2021 Year-End Holiday Grand Tour, Part 1
It had been more than five years since Chestnut last did a long-distance rail grand tour in the United States. On a whim this year, Chestnut decided to head to New Orleans for Chri...
Amtrak Pacific Surfliner Short-Hop Business Class + Los Angeles Union Station Metropolitan Lounge Review
After a year and a half, Chestnut’s Amtrak series is back. This time: a short-hop ride in Amtrak Pacific Surfliner Business Class, plus a look at the Metropolitan Lounge at Los Ang...
Amtrak 11 Coast Starlight SEA-LAX Review
This post covers one segment of Chestnut’s 2014 Christmas trip: an Amtrak journey from SEA to LAX on the Coast Starlight....
Crossing America on the Southwest Chief: The Train to the City of Angels
This trip was on Christmas in 2013, when Lizi rode Amtrak’s Southwest Chief 3 train from Chicago to Los Angeles....
“UR Devaluation”: No More Transfers to Amtrak Points Starting 12/8
Since March of this year, after Chase stopped issuing the Chase Amtrak Mastercard, we already anticipated that the transfer partnership between UR and Amtrak would eventually end....