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Why should Amtrak focus on another?

Rail Online adds Amtrak and VIA Rail to ticket sales platform
https://www.railwaygazette.com/business/rail-online-adds-amtrak-and-via-rail-to-ticket-sales-platform/64319.article

It's important to commonize ticket sales platform. But, Amtrak should focus more on how to let passengers board train and depart just after arriving at a station. To compete with airplane and vehicle, time reduction of boarding is also important. For
example, installation of barcode scanner gates at station entrance is a solution. If each passenger prints ticket out, boarding procedure is just scanning barcode, which enables passengers to board trains within a couple of minutes after arriving at station.