[PRCo] Re: Fare Collection On Port Authority rail lines

[Herb Brannon]

I'm actually glad RTA is going to POP. When I work the Red Line very
early in the morning and fare collection is on-board, I (and everyone)
get considerably slowed down. Heavy ridership stations like Brookpark,
Puritas, West Park, Triskett, W. 117th, West Blvd, W. 25th, University
Circle, Superior, and Windermere have large crowds boarding between 3
AM and 6 AM. You can take up to five minutes by the time enough of
them put single dollar bills, coins, etc into the box and get issued
passes and farecards. The booths open at 6 AM and things smooth out
except at the stations with no booth attendants any time (six
stations). Between quirky fareboxes, wrinkled dollar bills, misread
passes and people who, on a daily basis, forget how to use the farebox
it can be a headache. Proof Of Payment will be a time saver. Not to
mention the policing can be left to the Transit Police.  :-)

On Sun, May 3, 2009 at 6:48 PM, Joshua Dunfield
<joshua.dunfield at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Date: Sun, 3 May 2009 17:49:15 -0400
>>> Subject: [PRCo] Fare Collection On Port Authority rail lines
>>> From: hrbran at cavtel.net
>>> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>>>
>>> Does anyone know what method of fare collection Port Authority uses on
>>> the light rail system currently?
>
> It's not POP.  There are fare booths at high-platform stations, which
> are used only during peak hours when PAT runs two-car trains; since
> there's no one in the second car, the fare is collected off-car by the
> booth attendant.
>
> Best,
> -j.
>
>



-- 
Herb Brannon
On America's North Coast