FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - "Standby" ok on earlier or later train?
View Single Post
Old May 4, 2006, 12:49 pm
  #2  
the_traveler
 
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Here! (Or there - I'm not sure)
Programs: Peon in all
Posts: 4,358
Originally Posted by crankyusi
Suppose I buy a ticket to ride train #5 scheduled to depart at noon, 7 days from date of purchase. If I show up at the station on the scheduled day of departure, and try to ride earlier on train#4 or later on train #6 on the same routing that I purchase, and assuming there are plenty of open seats for this one segment....

(1) will I be able to ride without problems, or will the
conductor say I can only ride train#5?
(2) assuming I can ride train#4, when the
AGR points post, will they post as riding train#4 or
as riding train#5?

Thank you.
I can not say for certain, but I believe with an all-reserved train, you can only ride on that specific train, without a new ticket for the new train.

I had an experience where I had a res on a 9 AM train that allowed only a 45 minute connection. I wanted to get on the 7 AM train, but they said that I would need a new ticket for the 7 AM train. But to get the new ticket, I would have to pay the 10% penalty also!

I chose to remain on the 9 AM train. Luckily, it was on time!
the_traveler is offline