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Anonymous Sat 18 Oct 2008 09:25:00 No.54400 View View Reply Original Report

Hey /n/

NYCfag here, and I've somehow never taken MetroNorth, and I have to go upstate tomorrow. How does it work? Do I buy a ticket, then board, and someone collects it on the train? I'm pretty much only used to how subways, buses, or Amtrak works. Thanks

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 18 Oct 2008 09:34:00 No.54401 Report

Quoted By: >>54412

Yeah pretty much. Just get on the train. Usually a dude gets around to looking at your ticket, sometimes not.

Or anyway, that's been my (rare) experience.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 18 Oct 2008 09:58:00 No.54404 Report

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>>54400
ok, thanks

ytter !gf83DND1Iw

ytter !gf83DND1Iw Sat 18 Oct 2008 10:47:00 No.54412 Report

Quoted By: >>54420

>>54401
That's been my experience on the Empire Builder, which is sort of disturbing. I could've gotten on without a ticket and noone would have cared...

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 18 Oct 2008 11:40:00 No.54414 Report

Quoted By: >>54435

>>54400

does Poughkeepsie really count as 'upstate' to NYCfags?

Kartma !wvTgDQHyaM

Kartma !wvTgDQHyaM Sat 18 Oct 2008 12:54:00 No.54420 Report

Quoted By: >>54425

>>54412

There are times on Amtrak when the conductor is either too busy to collect tickets or simply can't be arsed. I still wouldn't take a chance at hopping without a ticket, though.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 18 Oct 2008 13:32:00 No.54425 Report

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>>54420
Hide in the bathroom. When they eventually bang on the door and demand you get out, walk a couple cars down and get in another bathroom. I got all the way to Boston from Penn Station doing that.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 18 Oct 2008 18:31:00 No.54435 Report

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>>54414
Depends on the person. I know some people who think anything above the Bronx is upstate. lol

As for riding Metro-North, just purchase the correct ticket at a ticket vending machine at Grand Central Terminal i.e. off-peak vs. peak. Board the train, and then the conductor will come through and punch your ticket.

Post-hipster

Post-hipster Sat 18 Oct 2008 20:52:00 No.54445 Report

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Metro north is fuck win.

Protip: Get a seat on the West side of the train, otherwise you'll be looking out the window at rocks the entire time.

West side = Hudson valley. East side = random cliff.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 23 Oct 2008 05:05:00 No.55042 Report

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DO IT FAGGOT

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