Originally Posted by
diburning
The seat checks ARE standardized across the railroad. In fact, they are no different from the ones they used back when they used to take ticket stubs.
Also, where the hell do I find tape on board the train? If I put my ticket on the slot next to the seat check, or leave it out in the open anywhere, I'd have a problem if it's not there when the conductor comes by to check it.
I wanted to use the app, but the iPhone app does not handle multi-city tickets correctly. It crashes when I try to bring up the barcode. It showed leg 1 as the outbound, and leg 2 as the return, and leg 3 probably makes it crash.
I guess I just do not see the difficulty. I am on the train weekly, and while I use the app, I find it much more convenient to have print outs of my e-tickets with me. Even if I later change the train the bar code still scans and the original print outs are just fine.
I too would be annoyed if I was disturbed on a red-eye train, but it just seems so easy to board with a print out - or multiple print outs - to assure that you are not disturbed. Maybe when you throw them in your bag you can even tuck in a small roll of tape.