It's hard to go wrong with a domestic mode of transportation that offers us a "lounge car," but now, thanks to two new gay-targeted ads that debuted in our recent newsletter emailed to subscribers, Amtrak is giving us another reason to ride the friendly rails!

So, how is Amtrak reaching out to LGBT travelers in two ads that have already gone viral?  

Amtrak's family discount program (allowing kids 2 - 15 to ride for half off the ticket fare) has been around forever, but for the first time, the company is marketing the discount to same-sex parents. Two versions of an ad boasting the same headline, "Priceless family moments are now affordable," have been released, one featuring two dads, the other with two moms:

Kind of makes you want to take the train seometime soon, doesn't it? 

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