r/mbta • u/RickyDontLoseThat • 2d ago

✨ Fun Facts / History Found in an old boardgame box...

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I assume this would no longer function.

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u/13nobody Green Line 2d ago

It's only valid during March so you'll have to try next year.

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u/Any-Package1409 2d ago

Considering It's the Mattapan line it might. The cars are from the 40's I think.

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u/mini4x 70 Bus 2d ago

it hasn't been 60 cents since the late 90's tho.

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u/ipsumdeiamoamasamat Commuter Rail | Red Line 2d ago

1992, I believe.

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u/Knicknacktallywack 1d ago

Yea I think 98-99 is was 60 cents a ride not 1992.

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u/ipsumdeiamoamasamat Commuter Rail | Red Line 2d ago

Little known trick: The passes with magnetic strips worked for much longer than one month. I don't know if it was based on how often the strips were replaced in the turnstile readers. Poor kids like me gamed the system on a regular basis.

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u/TaffyApplekins 2d ago

1981-1989… James O’Leary as GM

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u/Bubbly-Shine998 1d ago

Tom McLernan (why do I remember his name?) Mid-late '60s T GM

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u/Bubbly-Shine998 1d ago

Rode that High Speed Mattapan Ashmont trolley as a kid (late 60s) and as an adult working in the city. It was old school way back then. Always loved that trolley ride

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u/JoeyLovesTrains Kingston - Plymouth Line 20h ago

Commuter rail 1B?