[PRCo] Re: Boston Trolleys

[Ken and Tracie]

They did collect a zone fare upon exiting outbound Riverside cars in the 
1970s. Am glad they did away with that.

K.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Allman" <allmanr at verizon.net>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 5:13 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Boston Trolleys


> 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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