My son did not have his issued ticket for the return portion of his trip (Chi to NOLA). What he had was his bar code reservation summary. He knew he still needed to check in and thought he would be issued his return ticket.
The Amtrak clerk at Union Station was not very pleasant and said he couldn't board until we purchased the one way ticket at $180. So, that's what we did. Even though she pulled him up on the computer & saw that he was booked. She said she was just following the rules. He was even "rebooked" into the same sleeper that he was originally booked in.
Man o man. What a bummer. He said he had NO CLUE that "the other" ticket was in the paper sleeve. We try not to be hovering parents and he's not a goof up kind of kid & is no stranger to travel. (Even tho I did explain that for flights, you STILL have to keep your tickets for the return portion. )
But, wow... what an expensive mistake. Lesson definitely learned. DON'T LOSE THAT RETURN PORTION OF YOUR TICKET!
The Amtrak clerk at Union Station was not very pleasant and said he couldn't board until we purchased the one way ticket at $180. So, that's what we did. Even though she pulled him up on the computer & saw that he was booked. She said she was just following the rules. He was even "rebooked" into the same sleeper that he was originally booked in.
Man o man. What a bummer. He said he had NO CLUE that "the other" ticket was in the paper sleeve. We try not to be hovering parents and he's not a goof up kind of kid & is no stranger to travel. (Even tho I did explain that for flights, you STILL have to keep your tickets for the return portion. )
But, wow... what an expensive mistake. Lesson definitely learned. DON'T LOSE THAT RETURN PORTION OF YOUR TICKET!