Originally Posted by
luv757
If you are lucky sometimes the conductors will "forget" to collect any money from you on the train. I have had this happen occasionally. If you are in uniform and just get on the train you have about a 50/50 shot of having this happen.
I used to take Amtrak up to EWR and while I always bought a ticket, I actually asked the conductor about this. He said, the same thing quoted above. That it is possbile a conductor will just let you ride for fee. The worst case I think is having to buy a ticket on the spot. But, in some stations, you need a ticket to get to the platform and I don't know what to tell you about sold out trains.