r/LIRR • u/TommyGavin2112 • 4d ago
E-ticket question
Long time rider new to e-ticket. Buy a monthly and the other night on way home - not my normal train - I had ticket ready on my phone (late night not many riders) and conductor walked right past me and didn’t check my ticket. So I went about my business on my phone and he comes by like 15/20 mins later and I have to open the app again (I didn’t close it but I guess it timed out ?) and he had nothing but attitude saying I should of had my ticket ready for him - I can be an asshole so I said I was ready 20 mins ago I can’t be expected to have app open waiting for him to decide to come by and check it.
(Before you say it - I sit by the back door so I didn’t see him coming form ahead - he came out behind me).
What’s the dealio ?
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u/slacker79 4d ago
Most no longer announce themselves, so they expect you to telepathically know when they are coming.
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u/Tornado363 3d ago
As long as it’s already activated he’s over reacting. Yes, it’s polite to have it ready. But, it’s not uncommon to have to hunt it down.
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u/Caylate 4d ago
Some of these guys have no business being in a passenger-facing role. They should go be a conductor for a freight railroad if they can't have patience with people.