Amtrak Enlists iPhones as a Service Tool

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Old-school train conductors are finally ready to give up their hole punchers to try something new: the iPhone. Amtrak, the government-owned corporation that oversees the nation’s railroad train services, has been training conductors since November to use the Apple handset as an electronic ticket scanner on a few routes, including from Boston to Portland, Me., and San Jose, Calif., to Sacramento.  Read the full story at The New York Times

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