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Of course my stop is one of those on the docket to be eliminated :(

How am I not surprised that Caltrain, who can't even process a credit card payment over the web and apply it to my Clipper card in 24, natch 48, or even 72 hours... can't seem to run their company at a profit. I'm shocked, SHOCKED!

San nothing of the asanine way they handle tagging on and off for 8-ride tickets within a given zone.

Sigh

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Isn't Clipper a separate entity from Caltrain? Or is Caltrain somehow handling that transaction for you on Clipper's behalf?

Still smugly using my Translink-branded card.

Yup. To be fair the intended payment model for the Clipper is to link it to a credit card and do autoload whenever your balance crosses below a threshold. Kind of silly in some ways but it works just fine after you get it set up.

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