Keystone Reserved / Unreserved Question
Feb 16, 2012, 12:11 pm
#1
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Keystone Reserved / Unreserved Question
If I take a Keystone from NYP to Philly, and then on to points west of Philly same day, can I book a train (e.g. 653) from NYP to LNC (for example), get off the train in Philly, and then board a later train (again unreserved) using my 653 stub to LNC, or will I be forced to make two bookings?
I ask this only because points west of Philly are unreserved.
I ask this only because points west of Philly are unreserved.
Feb 16, 2012, 12:25 pm
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Looks like I can do a multi city itinerary which nets pricing within a $1 of the original, so that may be the way to go.
Still interested to know if you can get back on with a stub for a different train headed west, same day.
Does Amtrak have any rules on "stopovers" on the keystone?
Still interested to know if you can get back on with a stub for a different train headed west, same day.
Does Amtrak have any rules on "stopovers" on the keystone?
Feb 16, 2012, 2:47 pm
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Unless your subsequent train was too close (in time) to the original to make this physically possible, how would the conductor know that you hadn't ridden the earlier train the whole way to LNC? (and then came back to PHL, and tried to use the stub again)
Feb 16, 2012, 2:56 pm
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No way to know that, but if you have a ~10 minute layover on a through train, they will let you off and then back on... same thing? I guess it would depend on the ticket checker and/or conductor (YMMV)?
Feb 16, 2012, 7:31 pm
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I would book it as multi city for the points and to avoid any potential argument with the ticket checker at the top of the stairs.