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Posted by Q65A on Tue Feb 24 20:20:43 2026 Not sure if this already has been posted here but I stumbled upon this website today; interesting info about fare collection, etc.:Fare Collection |
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Posted by Asgard on Wed Feb 25 02:09:53 2026, in response to Fare Control Website, posted by Q65A on Tue Feb 24 20:20:43 2026. Great site. Thanks! |
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Posted by irtredbirdr33 on Wed Feb 25 08:50:36 2026, in response to Fare Control Website, posted by Q65A on Tue Feb 24 20:20:43 2026. Thank you for posting this. Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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Posted by irtredbirdr33 on Wed Feb 25 08:55:02 2026, in response to Fare Control Website, posted by Q65A on Tue Feb 24 20:20:43 2026. Thank you for posting this. Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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Posted by Bill Newkirk on Wed Feb 25 09:30:02 2026, in response to Fare Control Website, posted by Q65A on Tue Feb 24 20:20:43 2026. Bookmarked.........thanks.Bill M. |
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Posted by New Flyer #857 on Wed Feb 25 15:44:45 2026, in response to Fare Control Website, posted by Q65A on Tue Feb 24 20:20:43 2026. Thanks!It never ceases to amaze me how much non-computerized effort went into enforcing transfer restrictions, even just regular bus-to-bus transfers: the printing of all that paper each day with the unique date, adjusting the cut-off manually so that the transfer couldn't be used too much later in the day, the transfer only being good at approved intersections, and the time spent at stops by the driver giving, receiving, and inspecting them. While it seems we lost the perk of often having the transfers good for more than 2 hours (especially the early "AM or PM" types which seem like they could have been stretched out for many more hours), I think it's safe to say that all of the other perks we now have more than make up for it (being able to transfer practically anywhere including the subway). |
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Posted by Jackson Park B Train on Wed Feb 25 16:37:10 2026, in response to Re: Fare Control Website, posted by New Flyer #857 on Wed Feb 25 15:44:45 2026. Agree. the restrictions were rider hostile "nickel and diming" us for fares. You are spot on about wasted driver time. |
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Posted by Jersey Mike on Thu Feb 26 10:57:08 2026, in response to Re: Fare Control Website, posted by New Flyer #857 on Wed Feb 25 15:44:45 2026. With lower overall per capita productivity and lower standards of living it was worth the labor cost of performing these sorts of checks back in the day. |
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Posted by Jackson Park B Train on Thu Feb 26 13:10:22 2026, in response to Re: Fare Control Website, posted by Jersey Mike on Thu Feb 26 10:57:08 2026. While you may be correct on the statistics, I always felt it marked hostility on the part of the transit company/agency as if they begrudged actually providing service. |
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Posted by Olog-hai on Thu Feb 26 14:06:11 2026, in response to Fare Control Website, posted by Q65A on Tue Feb 24 20:20:43 2026. Sorry; title seemed like there was some website where you could control your own fares and pay what you wanted . . . |
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