[PRCo] Re: Boston Trolleys

[Richard Allman]

an additional fare on Red Line is charged when exiting @ Braintree and I 
think one or two other stops. Thre is zoned fares inbound on Riverside I 
think west of Newton Center. It's pretty steep, but no outbound fares 
collected on the surface anywhere on the Green Line once you're out of the 
subway. This really expedities alighting from outbound trains and helps to 
lessen trains stacking up in the Central Subway
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Swindler" <j_swindler at hotmail.com>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 3:52 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Boston Trolleys


>
>
> Thanks, Ken.  I thought Riverside had a second zone, but not sure of other 
> lines.  But once in the subway, should have no problem exiting.  Or are 
> there places where a fare is collected exiting??  Or rather such instances 
> 50 years ago???
>
> Seldom went to Boston, but many years ago - circa 1962 - a local railfan 
> showed me how to maximize riding from one fare.  Vague recollection wass 
> not to go to end of subway lines, because forced to exit at terminal 
> stations, but there were stations near the end where a rider could cross 
> over to inbound platform.  Could ride forever, but had to work at it.
>
> Cheers
> John
>
>
>> From: ktjosephson at embarqmail.com> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org> 
>> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Boston Trolleys> Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 
>> 09:01:41 -0800> > There were zones, John.> > One of my brothers found 
>> that out when he and some friends took the Green > Line from the Hub to 
>> Fenway Park in 1974 or '75. You had to pay a quarter > when exiting, 
>> outbound.> > We teased him about being the latest incarnation of 
>> Charlie.> > K.> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Swindler" 
>> <j_swindler at hotmail.com>> To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>> Sent: 
>> Sunday, January 18, 2009 8:59 PM> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Boston Trolleys> > 
>>  > >> > Wasn't it pay enter???> >> > But that would not make a hit song.> 
>>  >> > John> >> From: fwschneider at comcast.net> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Boston 
>> Trolleys> Date: > >> Sun, 18 Jan 2009 16:54:07 -0500> To: 
>> pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org> > > >> Would it not have been easier 
>> for his wife to have given Charlie a > > >> nickel when the train came 
>> into Scollay Squar!
> e? But then we would > not > >> have had such a wonderful political folk 
> song..... We also > would have > >> taxes paying 80% of the cost of a bus 
> fare today.> > Thanks Jerry. Seems > >> to me that song actually made the 
> charts about > the same time MTA opened > >> the line to Riverside in 
> 1959.> > > On Jan 18, 2009, at 1:23 PM, Jerry > >> MATT Matsick wrote:> > 
>  > A great video of the Boston Rail System> > > >> 
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHx4_uPv0K8> > --> > From: Jerry "Matt" > 
>  >> Matsick "PHD"> >> > AGING: Eventually you will reach a point when you> 
>  > > >> stop lying about your age and start Bragging> > about it.> >> >>> > 
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