SEPTA Duncan farebox

Does anyone have pictures of it?

I guess you mean something along the lines of this...?

http://www.philadelphiatransitvehicles. ... _Box_.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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And here's one that seems to have become a little worse for wear and entirely extricated from the vehicle itself:

Those things didn't have a pass reader. When did the subway turnstiles get them?

jackintosh11 wrote:Those things didn't have a pass reader. When did the subway turnstiles get them?

J: SEPTA introduced magnetic-stripe passes in 1988 - that is when the subway routes got new turnstiles with pass readers...

I remember SEPTA promoting them in this manner: "SEPTA passes are now getting magnetic personalities"

MACTRAXX

What happened before then? Did everyone using a pass have to go through the cash booth? What were the turnstiles like before then?

jackintosh11 wrote:What happened before then? Did everyone using a pass have to go through the cash booth?

Yep

jackintosh11 wrote:What were the turnstiles like before then?

They just took tokens (and I think SEPTA didn't come out with the tokens with the stripe yet).

jackintosh11 wrote:What happened before then? Did everyone using a pass have to go through the cash booth?

IIRC, the passes were a sort of hologram/not quite laminated type. They were shown to the operator or conductor on board.

They just took tokens (and I think SEPTA didn't come out with the tokens with the stripe yet).

I think the tokens during the 80s were same color/type as used during the PTC days. Although, according to this Philly Inquirer article from 2007, apparently the PTC tokens are still considered as legal fare: http://articles.philly.com/2007-06-07/n ... oney-train" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Those are worth more than $1.80 now.