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Do i need a printed ticket if i have the confirmation email with the e ticket on my iphone? Do i still need a printed ticket or can they used the email on my phone?
It's not the 'barcode' that is needed but the QR code - that's the square one made of little boxes, not lines.Conductors can scan the barcode off your phones screen. Enjoy your trip!
The conductor will just look the person up by their last name. This is quite easy at small stops without many people boarding - routinely I get on in Montpelier or Waterbury, VT going northbound (which is near the end of the line, so most passengers are getting off) and the conductor just asks, "Are you [my name]?" and marks off that I've boarded on the app without asking to see my ticket. Conductors also do this when they have trouble scanning the code off the phone screen.What happens if someone orders a ticket for boarding an an unstaffed station and doesn't have access to a computer printer or computer phone, especially if it is a last minute booking?
Actually, I think the conductor can scan either the QR or the bar code.It's not the 'barcode' that is needed but the QR code - that's the square one made of little boxes, not lines.
The barcode is on the reservation confirmation email and is good only for the Quiktrax machines.
The QR code which the conductor can use is in the PDF file that should be attached to the confirmation.
Unfortuantely, some portable devices, like mine, cannot open PDF files which means I have to print the e-ticket out somewhere ahead of time.
Don't forget they have an amazing iPhone and Android app that also will pull up a digital version of the ticket right on the screen to be scanned directly off the phone.Do i need a printed ticket if i have the confirmation email with the e ticket on my iphone? Do i still need a printed ticket or can they used the email on my phone?
Only the 1-D barcode can be scanned that's printed on a ticket you received from an agent. Like City of Miami said, the 1-D code on your email is only valid at the eTicket station for paying for your trip. All tickets from the eTicket station print a 2-D barcode on the ticket. So you will only have the old 1-D codes on agent printed tickets only.Actually, I think the conductor can scan either the QR or the bar code.It's not the 'barcode' that is needed but the QR code - that's the square one made of little boxes, not lines.
The barcode is on the reservation confirmation email and is good only for the Quiktrax machines.
The QR code which the conductor can use is in the PDF file that should be attached to the confirmation.
Unfortuantely, some portable devices, like mine, cannot open PDF files which means I have to print the e-ticket out somewhere ahead of time.
Only the 1-D barcode can be scanned that's printed on a ticket you received from an agent. Like City of Miami said, the 1-D code on your email is only valid at the eTicket station for paying for your trip. All tickets from the eTicket station print a 2-D barcode on the ticket. So you will only have the old 1-D codes on agent printed tickets only.Actually, I think the conductor can scan either the QR or the bar code.
I can confirm this. The conductor couldn't scan my phone in ABQ since the sun kept reflecting off the screen, so he just looked up our names on the manifest he was carrying around.As said, even if you have a QR code or a ticket with a bar code, and the conductor's scanner can't read it for some reason, (s)he can look up your reservation by your last name. I've had this happen to myself many times. There is no problem.
I've had the conductor scan the QR code right off my iPhone or iPad many times. Very seldom do I stop to get a paper ticket.Only the 1-D barcode can be scanned that's printed on a ticket you received from an agent. Like City of Miami said, the 1-D code on your email is only valid at the eTicket station for paying for your trip. All tickets from the eTicket station print a 2-D barcode on the ticket. So you will only have the old 1-D codes on agent printed tickets only.Actually, I think the conductor can scan either the QR or the bar code.It's not the 'barcode' that is needed but the QR code - that's the square one made of little boxes, not lines.
The barcode is on the reservation confirmation email and is good only for the Quiktrax machines.
The QR code which the conductor can use is in the PDF file that should be attached to the confirmation.
Unfortuantely, some portable devices, like mine, cannot open PDF files which means I have to print the e-ticket out somewhere ahead of time.
I think the Amtrak Conductors have your number!!!I've had the conductor scan the QR code right off my iPhone or iPad many times. Very seldom do I stop to get a paper ticket.Only the 1-D barcode can be scanned that's printed on a ticket you received from an agent. Like City of Miami said, the 1-D code on your email is only valid at the eTicket station for paying for your trip. All tickets from the eTicket station print a 2-D barcode on the ticket. So you will only have the old 1-D codes on agent printed tickets only.Actually, I think the conductor can scan either the QR or the bar code.It's not the 'barcode' that is needed but the QR code - that's the square one made of little boxes, not lines.
The barcode is on the reservation confirmation email and is good only for the Quiktrax machines.
The QR code which the conductor can use is in the PDF file that should be attached to the confirmation.
Unfortuantely, some portable devices, like mine, cannot open PDF files which means I have to print the e-ticket out somewhere ahead of time.
I thought that some of the eTicket PDFs still contain a bar code (with ticket number) instead of a QR code that represents the reservation number and date the reservation was made. I thought I saw some example of this somewhere on the web.It's not the 'barcode' that is needed but the QR code - that's the square one made of little boxes, not lines.Conductors can scan the barcode off your phones screen. Enjoy your trip!
The barcode is on the reservation confirmation email and is good only for the Quiktrax machines.
The QR code which the conductor can use is in the PDF file that should be attached to the confirmation.
Unfortuantely, some portable devices, like mine, cannot open PDF files which means I have to print the e-ticket out somewhere ahead of time.
The scanner might have been broken or maybe it's battery was unable to recharge. I've seen the conductors use the check in by name feature before although I imagine it's a pain with a platform full of passengers.No Barcodes tonight! I guess the attachment was not working on the Conductors Scanner or it was removed. When he came out on the platform tonight at EMY (off 14(19)) he was just holding a regular iPhone without a case. He announced that check-in's would be done by last name so everyone formed a line on the platform and we were checked in by last name and assigned our cars.
Wonder what happened to the scanner? Wonder if you could just load that ticketing app onto any regular iPhone too?
unusual. How are you making your reservation? Amtrak website? App? 1-800-usa-rail?Some itineraries include bus transfers that can't accept e-tickets.I am not even given the option to receive an e ticket. Is there a reason?
I think we're getting our terms a bit mixed up here. iOS is itself proprietary and always has been. It may run a modified Darwin core but everything above and below that level is strictly proprietary. That being said an application created for private or corporate use can still be managed through the conventional App Store. A private application won't show up unless your credentials and your serial number are tied to the master account, but assuming those prerequisites are met a corporate application can be loaded, upgraded, and removed through the App Store just like any other program. The distinction is bureaucratic rather than technical. There is also an option to side-load private applications via master accounts but for a use case as large as Amtrak's it would be unwieldy and cumbersome to go that route. There are also hybrid solutions by which a third party application is installed via the public store which then publishes the private corporate application as an internal program. There are several possibilities to consider when deploying corporate applications and the security can be setup to provide more fine grain control than public users are provided.I assume that the conductors app is a proprietary, in-house iOS app. It's not distributed through the App Store and would likely only work on Amtrak owned iPhones.
More like...Ask Julie - 1-800-USA-rail and say "agent". That almost always works for this kind of question.I am not even given the option to receive an e ticket. Is there a reason?
Aaw come-on dude -- it's nowhere near that bad asking JulieI think we're getting our terms a bit mixed up here. iOS is itself proprietary and always has been. It may run a modified Darwin core but everything above and below that level is strictly proprietary. That being said an application created for private or corporate use can still be managed through the conventional App Store. A private application won't show up unless your credentials and your serial number are tied to the master account, but assuming those prerequisites are met a corporate application can be loaded, upgraded, and removed through the App Store just like any other program. The distinction is bureaucratic rather than technical. There is also an option to side-load private applications via master accounts but for a use case as large as Amtrak's it would be unwieldy and cumbersome to go that route. There are also hybrid solutions by which a third party application is installed via the public store which then publishes the private corporate application as an internal program. There are several possibilities to consider when deploying corporate applications and the security can be setup to provide more fine grain control than public users are provided.I assume that the conductors app is a proprietary, in-house iOS app. It's not distributed through the App Store and would likely only work on Amtrak owned iPhones.
More like...Ask Julie - 1-800-USA-rail and say "agent". That almost always works for this kind of question.I am not even given the option to receive an e ticket. Is there a reason?
Julie: Hi! I'm Julie, blah blah blah...
Me: Agent.
Julie: I think you asked for an agent, is that correct?
Me: Yes.
Julie: Maybe there's something else I can help you with, blah blah blah...
Me: Agent.
Julie: I think you asked for an agent, is that correct?
Me: Yes.
Julie: Alright fine have it your way...
It is likely that a portion of your trip is not able to be eticketed. Some Thruway bus operators do not have the capability of scan etickets. If your trip includes a bus segment, it is likely that the operator of that bus is one of those who cannot scan tickets. If so, then the entire trip, including the train segments, has to use paper tickets.I am not even given the option to receive an e ticket. Is there a reason?
I'd say that except for the specific content and implication that Julie is upset, it is correct. You have to ask Julie twice before getting an agent. I just verified it again.Aaw come-on dude -- it's nowhere near that bad asking JulieMore like...
Julie: Hi! I'm Julie, blah blah blah...
Me: Agent.
Julie: I think you asked for an agent, is that correct?
Me: Yes.
Julie: Maybe there's something else I can help you with, blah blah blah...
Me: Agent.
Julie: I think you asked for an agent, is that correct?
Me: Yes.
Julie: Alright fine have it your way...
Really -- where you get that BS?
Every time I've asked Agent, got help. Yeah, the Julie thing is 1990's.
But yeah, it mostly works .
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