Wsabo Wrote:
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> I meant to say that some stations like Philadelphia, New York Pennsylvania station and
> Washington DC and Portland have more control over gates to keep non ticketed passengers off
> the tracks but in Seattle it's possible for non-ticketed passengers to get on the Coast
> Starlight and Empire Builder platforms. It's also possible to get on Amtrak platforms in LA
> and Dallas because Amtrak shares stations with commuter rail lines

I don't think you've been to Portland. While access from the station building to the platform is restricted (and there's a security guard standing beside the door), one need only walk outside the station between Wilf's and the Boiler House building on the south side of the Station; underneath the Broadway Bridge on the north side of the station, or all the way up to 9th Avenue at the north end of the platform. Yes, a security guard will yell at you if you do any of those things (once they catch you, there's no cameras), but it is absolutely possible.