Originally Posted by
EnhancedByCO
Does anyone have any updates on under-riding an e-ticket by one stop?
I normally travel PVD-NYP but purchase the ticket as RTE-NYP to be eligible for the 500 point Acela minimum. Obviously this is a non-issue for my return trip, since I'd just be getting off the train early, but on the outbound will I run into issues not boarding until PVD, even though it is only a 20 minutes between stations (e.g., will I actually show up as a no-show after only 20 minutes pass)?
This is a serious concern of mine. I also mostly travel PVD - NYP (or PVD - PHL) but always book to a boston station to get the bonus points for select city pairs.
I just traveled last weekend and actually hauled myself up to BOS on the 66 and then took the 2159 (9:15 AM) acela south to NYP because I was nervous about having a cancelled ticket.
I asked the conductor when I was on board and he did say it was possible that the ticket would be cancelled between RTE and PVD.
Now, on my trip north, I booked to RTE and just got off in PVD. Not a problem. Interestingly enough, however, I was in the FC on the 2252 yesterday. 1st conductor comes through and scans all of the tickets right out of NYP. However, after Stamford, a second conductor comes through and starts scanning. The FC attendant said that we had all already been scanned, but then he scans my ticket and said it hadn't been processed yet. So I don't really know what the deal is, because my ticket scanned successfully when we were north of Stamford on the way home.
In any case, if you are riding in the FC car or on a train that regularly sells out, I personally am not yet willing to risk an auto cancellation for points by booking to RTE and then boarding in PVD. But with amtrak, YMMV.
I would love to hear of anyone who has successfully booked a ticket starting in RTE and then boarded at PVD since e-ticketing was implemented.