[nkrisc]

The e-tickets I use on my local commuter rail are nothing like what you described. When I want to use a ticket, I activate when I get in the train and then the conductor glances at it and sees whatever they need to see. Zero difference from paper ticket. They just walk down the carriage looking at paper tickets and phones all the same.

[nonrandomstring]

I'm on SWT. Where do you have ones that are eyes-on? Our guards have to do the scan-beep dance and it slows everything to a crawl.

[nkrisc]

MARC, in Maryland. As I recall there is a QR code they can scan but I’ve never seen them do it. Likely just as an option if they have reason to think someone’s trying to cheat.