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Re: Raritan Valley Coalition pushing for direct NJT RVL service to New York using ALP-45DPs |
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Posted by 5301 Fishbowl on Sat May 11 18:07:17 2013, in response to Re: Raritan Valley Coalition pushing for direct NJT RVL service to New York using ALP-45DPs, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Sat May 11 17:56:20 2013. That fare hike wasn't really a fare hike as severe as that, they just eliminated the ORT ticket option. Man, did I miss that, but it's not a fare hike per se, but an elimination of a discount.I agree, but many people don't see it that way. NJT does need peak fares. It's absurd they don't have them. The biggest problem with the off peak tickets in the past was the ultra ignorance or "scam artistness" of the passengers (take your pick), trying to use those tickets on peak trains. That was the biggest source of aggrivation and confrontations on peak hour trains, and no matter how many announcements were made or how nicely we spoke to the offenders, most passengers still refused to pay the step ups. According to people I know who work for Metro North and the LIRR, they rarely had problems with their passengers as far as wrong tickets or willingness to pay the step ups. It seems like the NJ Transit riders were the only problem passengers. So when they eliminated the ORT's, it was like a weight lifted off of our shoulders! But then came the quiet cars.... :-( |
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