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yankee87

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17. Ex-Bronx herre

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Dec 29, 2025, 05:34 PM

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My last trip on subway was with a 35 cents token. Taking from Woodlawn Station to Coney Island with the P.O.P. (pay one price). So great not worrying about a lift.

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New York subway ends its MetroCard era and switches fully to tap-and-go fares [View all] BumRushDaShow Sunday OP

I still have a MetroCard in my artifacts... Hugin Sunday #1

I still have a D.C. Metro Card (SmarTrip) BumRushDaShow Sunday #3

We always keep extras for out of town guests to use whenever we'd take them into town to see... QueerDuck Monday #13

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I ran across some tokens that were moonscape Sunday #8

I remember those tokens! I lived in NYC in the early 1960s (my 3 kids were born there). CTyankee Monday #14

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Here are some details BumRushDaShow Sunday #4

DC has this. I've been using my phone for commuting because it works better than SmartTrip. IronLionZion Sunday #5

But How Will Le Tigre Get Around? waldnorm Sunday #6

Dang! I still have tokens I haven't used since the 60s. SeattleVet Sunday #7

I'm pretty talented at having the San Francisco one not respond to me, so I'm tapping & bumping while people wait behind NBachers Sunday #9

When I was in San Francisco for training, pre- tap and go BumRushDaShow Monday #16

So they won't even have their own dedicated TAP card? Iggo Sunday #10

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Ex-Bronx herre yankee87 Monday #17