Originally Posted by bdemaria

Don't worry about pre-purchasing the LE tix online. There are several self-serve machines just outside the platform and they have an English language option. Work just like BART/Caltrain machine. In the event they aren't available, there are long lines, there is also an actual ticket office.

As for the validation issue, I felt it necessary to post that proviso in an effort to stop the inevitable "they didn't check on my train, and I got to use it again" post that seemingly always follows.

Hope the upgrades cleared.

Buon viaggio.