This is an awesome expansion of Amtrak’s current BOGO deal for Saturday travel. Want to see the latest deals as soon as they’re published? Follow The Points Guy on Facebook and Twitter, and subscribe to text message alerts from our deals feed, tpg_alerts.įor those who are looking to do more train travel this year, that option just even more affordable because Amtrak is offering two-for-one tickets on travel between Feb. View the current offers here – Citi Premier® Card We will follow his proposal as it makes its way through Congress,” said assistant director of communications Jamie Kritzer.Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. That includes not only maintaining what is already here but also expanding the system and welcoming new innovations, including expanded rail service. “We appreciate that President Biden recognizes the great importance of transportation infrastructure in regards to getting people access to jobs, health care and educational opportunities. The North Carolina Department of Transportation also weighed in on the proposals from both the president and Amtrak. The city preserved, working with the department of transportation, the rail bed there between Third and Fourth Streets in anticipation that one day we would have rail come back to the city of Wilmington.” “We’ve been definitely talking about this in the city of Wilmington for a number of years. “I’m ecstatic to hear that Amtrak feels that this is something they would like to see happen,” said Saffo. It might be an ambitious plan, but it’s something Wilmington Mayor Bill Saffo says he would love to see happen. Currently, Amtrak passenger services operate in Raleigh and other larger cities in the state but leave most Eastern North Carolina out. The new map shows a new service route connecting Wilmington with Raleigh, Greensboro, and eventually Asheville, providing people across the state with an alternative option for intrastate travel from the coast. “President Biden released his American Jobs Plan on Wednesday that included plans for infrastructure investment, economic recovery, climate change, and social equity, and $80 billion designated specifically for rail,” according to a press release from Amtrak. However, in response to President Joe Biden’s American Jobs Plan, Amtrak has released its own plan to help connect cities like Wilmington with others across the country. Wilmington has its share of railroads, but, those tracks are currently used for freight trains delivering goods to and from the port. (WECT) - Right now, taking a trip from the beach to the mountains requires a car with a full tank of gas or a plane ticket however, a newly released map from Amtrak shows what many in Wilmington have called for in the past: passenger rail service connecting Wilmington to the rest of the state.

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