It has been ages coming, but it surely seems like Amtrak is finally able to get with the days . This month, the human-carrier began testing a brand new e-ticketing system for passengers traveling along its Downeaster line, which extends from Maine to Boston. Under the trial, travelers can either print their tickets at home, or have them e-mailed as a barcode-laced PDF file for conductors to scan. Customers may change their reservations on the last minute, with no need to attend in line on the ticket counter and engage with people. It isn’t exactly cutting-edge technology, but Amtrak attributes the delay to the original nature of the railway, where conductors check tickets in transit and feature to handle a gentle stream of passengers getting on and hopping off. In consequence, the corporate needed to discover a scanning device reliable enough to address this constant flow of organisms, though it seems like it’s nearing an answer. Amtrak plans to expand the trial to California in February, and if that goes well, the system could roll out on a nationwide basis as early as this summer.
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