Hi all,

Heads up if you use the e-ticket on the SEPTA Regional to Center City to/from 30th St Station PHL. The SEPTA conductor gave two separate travelers with AMTRAK e-tickets a real hard time. He said they only accepted original paper tickets and that riding free for the 2 Center City stops was a courtesy to AMTRAK passengers. He said he had no way of verifying if the tickets were legitimate.

A fairly heated exchange developed and he was quite adamant about having to charge them $4. By the time it was over, we were at 30th Street and he let them off. I guess I'm glad I have a monthly, which is still traditional paper ticket. He used my ticket as an example of what he was looking for, but wouldn't listen when I explained that I'm the only one who still has to use those. Who knows what he would have done if they waved an iPhone at him?

I don't know how they're going to fix this short of giving people vouchers for SEPTA travel. Meanwhile, I suggest trying to print/cut/fold your e-ticket to look like a regular ticket. Might work if it looks more "normal."

Drew