USA Railpass now available for purchase by US/Canadian citizens
 

For those of us who aren't priviledged enough to hold dual citizenship with a European nation (or any other country besides US/Canada), Amtrak is now selling the USA Railpasses to all. Previously, these less-expensive passes were only available to international visitors and US/Canadian citizens whose permanent residence was outside of the US/Canada. The copy on Amtrak's website is not yet updated, but you can purchase the passes through 1-800-USA-RAIL or at an Amtrak station.


National (Map)
15 Days
Peak $499
Off-Peak $389

30 Days
Peak $599
Off-Peak $469

Eastern (Map)
15 Days
Peak $369
Off-Peak $329

30 Days
Peak $459
Off-Peak $359

Western (Map)
15 Days
Peak $369
Off-Peak $329

30 Days
Peak $459
Off-Peak $359

Once again, I realized I left out information once I posted...but since I cannot edit my posts:

Peak Periods
May 23, 2008 - September 1, 2008
December 12, 2008 - January 4, 2009
May 22, 2009 - September 7, 2009

Off-Peak Periods
September 2, 2008 - December 11, 2008
January 5, 2009 - May 21, 2009

That is really cool...I gotta admit, I never even knew these passes existed for foreigners to use!