Originally Posted by
pinniped
That's been my experience on the KC to/from Chicago route. You had to check in in the station, then get in a queue, and then walk single-file to the platform.
Boggles my mind why it has to be done this way. Why can't we have assigned seats, go directly to them with no queueing, and show a QR code to the conductor?
It’s just make-work, designed to give an employee something to do. If you can find a way to avoid it (perhaps via another entrance to the platform), nothing will prevent you from boarding.