[pct-l] using Amtrak to and from the PCT

[JPL]

"If your smartphone or tablet receives e-mail and can open a PDF document, 
you can simply show the barcode on the screen to the conductor without 
printing it"

-----Original Message----- 
From: JPL
Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2014 2:04 PM
To: pct-l at backcountry.net ; Dennis Keis
Subject: Re: [pct-l] using Amtrak to and from the PCT

Does it depend on whether the station is attended or not?  Can you buy your
ticket there when you get to the station (assuming that the train isn't
full)?  Also, pre-buying means that you just get a ticket emailed to you
that you then print out.  You can do that pretty quickly, assuming you have
access to a printer.  And there may by now be a way to download it to your
smart phone; you might check on that.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Dennis Keis
Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2014 1:51 PM
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [pct-l] using Amtrak to and from the PCT

>You can take the Amtrak from Redding to South Lake Tahoe...
>Technically a train from Redding to Sacramento, then a bus up to
>SLT. ?You'll need to board the train in Redding at 2:30AM, and
>you'll need to hitch a ride back up to Echo Pass that afternoon.
>
Chris.


I see lots of comments from time to time about using Amtrak to and
from the PCT. We planned on catching Amtrak at Klamath Falls in 2012
heading to Seattle at the end of our California thru hike, but were
told by Amtrak that we were required to pre-purchase tickets by phone
or online for a specific train on a specific day. Of course we
couldn't predict the day we would arrive so this was not an option. I
asked if one could just show up and buy a ticket if the train had
space. I was told absolutely NO! Every passenger must pre-purchase a
ticket, even if the train wasn't full. Ended up hitching to Medford
and enduring a long bus ride north.

So, does Amtrak have a different policy in California? If not, then
it seems to me that any advice on using Amtrak might be of little
value unless you know the exact date/time you'll want to board and
are able to pre-purchase your ticket.

Dennis
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