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Old Dec 22, 2008 | 11:51 pm
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AlanB
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Originally Posted by the_traveler
Originally Posted by brooks5018
ill be going out of providence. can you get to the platform there without showing your ticket? and is it true the conductor doesnt check your ticket until the train has already left?
Yes, and yes.
Of course there is also nothing that stops the conductor from saying you don't have a ticket for his/her train and putting you off at the first stop, or even an unscheduled stop.
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