LOL - how funny!
I just booked my first Acela ticket this morning, for travel on Wednesday.
Got the eTicket link, and printed it out. Very convenient! Didn't think it was anything new, just SOP.
Very cool - looking forward to my first Acela First Class ride... Have a meeting in Boston on Wednesday, so I'm doing a turn-n-burn NYP-RTE, and I'd much rather do it via train than driving (or flying!)