Amfleet
Engineer
I was in Boston today and while riding the subway one of my freinds mentioned that the "T" is the only transit authority that still uses tokens. Is this true? If not, what other transit authorities still use tokens?
The above is from a 1010 WINS story on the demise of the token. You can read the full story by clicking here.After 50 years and six makeovers, the New York City transit token will end its ride on the city's subways by May.
Actually the MTA doesn't just control the subway. They are also in charge of Metro North and the LIRR. Additionally they also control many of the bridges and tunnels between the 5 boroughs of NYC.Amfleet said:Thanks for the link. I find it interesting how the New York subway is called the Metropolitan Transit Authority, but those are also the words on the outer perimiter of the MBTA tokens.
Is that the monorail type transit?battalion51 said:Another of the forgotten "subway" type lines is Metrorail in Miami-Dade County. This crappy line still uses tokens, although very few are needed as the line is not heavily used.
Amfleet, no, the "Monorail-type transit" is the MetroMover, which runs in two circles (one clockwise, one counter-clockwise), with two spurs (one to the Omni area and the other to Brickell). Both circles meet the MetroRail at the Government Center station, and the MetroMover and MetroRail also meet at Brickell.Amfleet said:Is that the monorail type transit?battalion51 said:Another of the forgotten "subway" type lines is Metrorail in Miami-Dade County. This crappy line still uses tokens, although very few are needed as the line is not heavily used.