I am just curious in general as to how the seat check stubs work on Amtrak and lots of other commuter rail lines.
Do the conductors rip the stub so other conductors can see how far the passenger is going, and the longer the remaining stub the farther the destination? I notice that the stubs can be 1) ripped, 2) folded, 3) hole punched in various ways.
Do they change the color/markings on the stubs every day?
Do they have a daily email explaining what the code is going to be?
Thanks!
I doubt there is a single scheme that is used by all conductors on all trains. My observations on the Capitol Corridor trains are:
Destination and count is written on stubs
Sometimes writing on front sometimes on back
Different colors used for different days (?)
Fold/tear/punch used to identify who lifted the ticket (?)
No instructions to move your stub should you choose to move seats
Edit: now that printers are being used on the Capitol Corridor (and others I presume), much less to guess about.