Even at that, Lisa has gotten so angry at the way the Salem station agent treated her when she was trying to pick up a ticket that she won't ride Amtrak anymore.
The only reason I'd allow an hour at San Jose would be in case I hadn't picked up my ticket yet, because it has taken that long for me to collect it when I've had to go to a staffed window. Fortunately, the new-generation ticket vending machine at Fremont/Centerville actually seems to work most of the time, so I haven't been in that position for a long time.
One thing I don't understand is why people who think that trains require long security check-in times (or should do so) don't see the same things being necessary for BART or Caltrain. Maybe they haven't ever been on any form of public transit, so BART/Caltrain and other systems simply don't exist in their minds. Or alternatively, BART and other rail-based transport urban transit systems aren't "real trains" or something like that.
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Date: 2008-04-19 09:38 pm (UTC)The only reason I'd allow an hour at San Jose would be in case I hadn't picked up my ticket yet, because it has taken that long for me to collect it when I've had to go to a staffed window. Fortunately, the new-generation ticket vending machine at Fremont/Centerville actually seems to work most of the time, so I haven't been in that position for a long time.
One thing I don't understand is why people who think that trains require long security check-in times (or should do so) don't see the same things being necessary for BART or Caltrain. Maybe they haven't ever been on any form of public transit, so BART/Caltrain and other systems simply don't exist in their minds. Or alternatively, BART and other rail-based transport urban transit systems aren't "real trains" or something like that.