SCA's lifting pax tickets

[had8ley]

Just wondering if a majority of our high mileage AU members have their tix lifted more often by the SCA's or the conductors?

 

[MrEd]

92% of the time, mine has been by conductor.

 

[the_traveler]

Same here!

But I'll bid 93% :lol:

 

[AlanB]

I'd say that I've probably had around 40% lifted by the SCA, 55% by the conductor, 5% by the agents at the Auto Train.

It does seem to me that within the past two years though there are fewer SCA's lifting tickets.

 

[Bob Dylan]

I'd say that I've probably had around 40% lifted by the SCA, 55% by the conductor, 5% by the agents at the Auto Train.
It does seem to me that within the past two years though there are fewer SCA's lifting tickets.

Id say that in the past 6 months its been about 50% conductor/50% SCA except once in NOL an Amtrak policeman took tickets @ the gate.

 

[had8ley]

Jim;

Maybe the reason the Amtrak policeman lifted your ticket at NOL was that they were running the Sunset conductor only for a long while. I'm just guessing this was the train you were getting on.(And yes, sometimes the Crescent and City run conductor only if an A/C gets sick or the extra board is exhausted.) The conductor was a lady and they did not want to burden her lifting tickets after the train departed. Amtrak was supposed to pay an extra day's pay for no A/C but I've never heard if they remedied that part. There is now an A/C on the Sunset. My son brought up something about the held away from home terminal that the Sunset crews make; one crew sits in Alpine for two days drawing full pay~ and they wonder why it would be better to run tri-weeklys seven days a week.

 

[AlanB]

When the OTOL gang boarded the Sunset at NOL back in July, we had an Amtrak policeman standing there looking at each ticket before we got to the door, where the conductor lifted the tickets.

 

[Bob Dylan]

Appreciate the feedback guys, I do believe the Sunset was conductor only that day! Also the same Amtrak policeman had come in to the Magnolia Room (wheres the Magnolias?)before boarding and gave a talk about theft in the station and on the trains into/out of New Orleans! Only time I ever saw that!

The Alpine layover is a surprise, thats my birthplace/dream summer residence (I wish), I had no idea crew got paid to layover there, would Amtrak pay pax to layover a coupld of days too? :lol:

Cant wait for the new schedule and the seven day a week Sunset/Eagle or whatever they call it, Id prefer the Sunset but thats cause Im sentimental,

my granfather was a SP lifer and my first train rides were on that line!

 

[the_traveler]

I too had the Police checking IDs of every passenger boarding the SL in NOL last March. (In fact that was the first and only time I've been asked for ID - not including when I pick up tickets from an agent or check bags.) But the conductor at the door pulled the ticket.

The Alpine layover is a surprise, thats my birthplace/dream summer residence (I wish), I had no idea crew got paid to layover there, would Amtrak pay pax to layover a coupld of days too? :lol:

I spent over 1 hour in Alpine last month, because the TE was 1 hour early. The TE blocked 2 grade crossings for 1 hour. And yes, they gave me all my fare back for the layover! (Of course, since it was an AGR award ticket, there was nothing to give back! :lol: )

 

[Bob Dylan]

I too had the Police checking IDs of every passenger boarding the SL in NOL last March. (In fact that was the first and only time I've been asked for ID - not including when I pick up tickets from an agent or check bags.) But the conductor at the door pulled the ticket.

The Alpine layover is a surprise, thats my birthplace/dream summer residence (I wish), I had no idea crew got paid to layover there, would Amtrak pay pax to layover a coupld of days too? :lol:

I spent over 1 hour in Alpine last month, because the TE was 1 hour early. The TE blocked 2 grade crossings for 1 hour. And yes, they gave me all my fare back for the layover! (Of course, since it was an AGR award ticket, there was nothing to give back! :lol: )

Well you certainly got your moneys worth in Alpine!! :lol: