WASHINGTON -- Amtrak
signed a new sales agreement with Rail Europe 4A, a Rail Europe
joint venture, that will expand its ticket sales to 32 countries.
Under the new
agreement, international passengers can purchase Amtraks USA Rail
passes through Rail Europe 4As international sales agents in 40
countries including China, Hong Kong, Nepal, Pakistan, and South
African, among other places. Amtrak said previously all but eight
of the sales agents did not offer Amtrak products
previously.
The USA Rail Pass is
designed exclusively for international visitors and is available in
four versions: the National Rail Pass, which permits travel
anywhere Amtrak goes in the U.S.; the Northeast Rail Pass, for
travel from Virginia to Maine; the East Rail Pass, for travel
between El Paso, Texas, to Denver and points east; and the West
Rail Pass, for travel from the Midwest to the Pacific
Ocean.
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