Skip the kiosk: Amtrak begins accepting electronic tickets on all routes
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Lovers of the click-click-click of the ticket punch will be sad, but anyone who's wrestled with an Amtrak kiosk at Penn Station during rush hour will fall in love with the new service.
@latimestravel
About time! Electronic tickets now accepted on all Amtrak routes http://t.co/Iw1hqfcD
Also seen at Albany Times Union
Amtrak passengers no longer have to visit a station kiosk or ticket counter to get their train tickets. Amtrak on Monday began offering e-ticketing throughout its system, allowing passengers to buy and print their tickets at home or the office, or just download them to their smartphones, where conductors will be able to scan the tickets on the phone's screen.
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