Northeast Regional: Boarding at a different station

[Ryan]

Good to know, and good on you for making it happen!

 

[Acela150]

Sounds good to me.

 

[amamba]

In case anyone else needs to do this, I called Amtrak and they worked it out for me. At first, the agent said they can't change my reservation to shorten my trip without charging me the new non-sale price and that if I don't board in New York, my reservation will be cancelled. But, the agent spoke with a manager and said they can change my reservation without charging me a different price so this is what I did.
So, there you have it. If you call them up, it's possible to do.

That is great that it worked. But I still think it should be written up as a procedure so that all ticket agents can do this, so that we don't have to call and then pray that we get an agent that we will work with us.

 

[Alex]

So ridiculous. Just got off the phone with a ticket agent so I can leave from Dearborn (where a parked car won't get demolished) instead of Detroit. Their first move is to say "oh it'll be $10 more for each direction (RT ticket) and you'll lose your AAA discount since it's tomorrow. "Can I talk to a supervisor?" 2 minute hold later they've moved it and not charged me. Stay classy, Amtrak...