(Source: Washington Post, December 11, 2011)
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Next summer, Amtrak plans to roll out a nationwide e-ticketing program that provides conductors with a scanner-equipped iPhone to register rider tickets, in paper form or on laptops, tablets and phones. The initiative allows customers to print tickets from home or access them on mobile devices, rather than requiring them to use station kiosks or ticket windows.
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