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Old Feb 2, 2019, 5:57 pm
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Rachel1
 
Join Date: Feb 2019
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Originally Posted by physioprof
Highly recommend you ask for a red cap in Acela Lounges at NYP, BOS, and WAS. They will escort you to the first class car before general boarding starts, so you won't have to worry about crazy crowds. I always give the red cap five dollar tip, regardless of whether I have bags for him to carry.
Ah! So people do use the red caps from the lounge as well. I’ll definitely try for that if I can. Do you just ask the lounge attendant for red cap assistance?

Thank you!
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