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#166
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: South Florida
Programs: AA LTG (EXP), Hilton Silver (Dia), Marriott LTP (PP), SPG LTG (P) > MPG LTPP
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Unreserved Procedure?
I haven't been able to find anything specifically addressing this question.
If I purchase an unreserved coach ticket (on Capitol Corridor train) and I end up not wanting to travel on the train booked, do I need to cancel the rez before departure time to preserve the value of the ticket? Do I need to rebook a new rez (within a year) to use the ticket later?
Do the scanners have access to all outstanding, unused tickets?
If I purchase an unreserved coach ticket (on Capitol Corridor train) and I end up not wanting to travel on the train booked, do I need to cancel the rez before departure time to preserve the value of the ticket? Do I need to rebook a new rez (within a year) to use the ticket later?
Do the scanners have access to all outstanding, unused tickets?
#167
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: PDX
Programs: DL DM, AS MVP 100K, Amtrak peon, Colbert Lifetime Platinum
Posts: 4,534
I usually book the latest Capitol train/bus I'd likely take on a given day, and the conductor/driver on earlier schedules can lift the ticket with no problem. I haven't attempted going later. It should be allowed under the terms of unreserved reservations, but I don't trust the e-ticketing system to not negatively intervene.
#168
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Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: SGF
Programs: AS, AA, UA, AGR S (former 75K, GLD, 1K, and S+, now an elite peon)
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I usually book the latest Capitol train/bus I'd likely take on a given day, and the conductor/driver on earlier schedules can lift the ticket with no problem. I haven't attempted going later. It should be allowed under the terms of unreserved reservations, but I don't trust the e-ticketing system to not negatively intervene.
The tickets are valid for travel (or refund) one year from the date for which the ticket was booked. That is, if I book a ticket today (7/23/14) for travel a month from today (8/23/14), the ticket is valid (usable or refundable) through 8/23/15.
Note that unreserved tickets are subject to a 10%/minimum-$5 cancellation penalty regardless of when the ticket was booked and for which date it was booked (future or past). This makes absolutely zero sense, since an unreserved ticket does not withhold space for sale from anyone else. If anything, unreserved tickets should be fully refundable at any time, and reserved space tickets should have a refund penalty (even for far-future dates)--Amtrak got this one totally backwards. That said, I don't really actively complain about it here or to Amtrak since eVouchers (which get around the refund penalty) are now usable online, so I have never had a need to actually refund an unreserved ticket back to my card.
#169
Join Date: Jan 2003
Programs: American Airlines Platinum, National Executive
Posts: 3,790
How long is it taking for points to post these days?
I took a short (1-station) trip on Amtrak on Sunday. When I boarded, my phone was not working and I didn't have a printout of my ticket, so the conductor just asked my name. I told him and he seemed to see my name listed on his phone. He never scanned my ticket and never even asked for it, although I interacted with him a bit on board. It's now Wednesday and the points haven't appeared in my AGR account.
Are my points not going to post because my ticket wasn't scanned, or will they appear soon?
Thanks!
I took a short (1-station) trip on Amtrak on Sunday. When I boarded, my phone was not working and I didn't have a printout of my ticket, so the conductor just asked my name. I told him and he seemed to see my name listed on his phone. He never scanned my ticket and never even asked for it, although I interacted with him a bit on board. It's now Wednesday and the points haven't appeared in my AGR account.
Are my points not going to post because my ticket wasn't scanned, or will they appear soon?
Thanks!
#170
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: PHL
Programs: AA(PPro), UA, AGR, BW(Plat), HH, WoH, MB(S)
Posts: 778
How long is it taking for points to post these days?
I took a short (1-station) trip on Amtrak on Sunday. When I boarded, my phone was not working and I didn't have a printout of my ticket, so the conductor just asked my name. I told him and he seemed to see my name listed on his phone. He never scanned my ticket and never even asked for it, although I interacted with him a bit on board. It's now Wednesday and the points haven't appeared in my AGR account.
Are my points not going to post because my ticket wasn't scanned, or will they appear soon?
Thanks!
I took a short (1-station) trip on Amtrak on Sunday. When I boarded, my phone was not working and I didn't have a printout of my ticket, so the conductor just asked my name. I told him and he seemed to see my name listed on his phone. He never scanned my ticket and never even asked for it, although I interacted with him a bit on board. It's now Wednesday and the points haven't appeared in my AGR account.
Are my points not going to post because my ticket wasn't scanned, or will they appear soon?
Thanks!
#171
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: South Florida
Programs: AA LTG (EXP), Hilton Silver (Dia), Marriott LTP (PP), SPG LTG (P) > MPG LTPP
Posts: 11,329
How long is it taking for points to post these days?
I took a short (1-station) trip on Amtrak on Sunday. When I boarded, my phone was not working and I didn't have a printout of my ticket, so the conductor just asked my name. I told him and he seemed to see my name listed on his phone. He never scanned my ticket and never even asked for it, although I interacted with him a bit on board. It's now Wednesday and the points haven't appeared in my AGR account.
Are my points not going to post because my ticket wasn't scanned, or will they appear soon?
Thanks!
I took a short (1-station) trip on Amtrak on Sunday. When I boarded, my phone was not working and I didn't have a printout of my ticket, so the conductor just asked my name. I told him and he seemed to see my name listed on his phone. He never scanned my ticket and never even asked for it, although I interacted with him a bit on board. It's now Wednesday and the points haven't appeared in my AGR account.
Are my points not going to post because my ticket wasn't scanned, or will they appear soon?
Thanks!
I've done the Sac - Reno hop overnight a few times and given the outbound train ended several days after I boarded, my activity showed the trip home as before the trip out. Of course the first response from the CSRs was I was mistaken on my travel dates.
Does Amtrak now say to wait 7 or 10 days before requesting missing points?