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From: faunt@hplabs.UUCP (Doug Faunt)
Newsgroups: net.railroad
Subject: Re: subways / European rail
Message-ID: <1986@hplabs.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 11-Jan-86 02:37:02 EST
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Posted: Sat Jan 11 02:37:02 1986
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> In article <2b310f5d.1de6@apollo.uucp> rees@apollo.uucp (Jim Rees) writes:
> >The Washington, DC Metro uses the same fare cards as BART.  I've always
> >been tempted to try the cards from one in the other system, but I never
> >remember to bring the right fare card along.  Anyone tried it?
> 

> On this note...  A friend of mine asked me to mail him a bart card.  I
> did, and he did some work with magnetic tape developer on it.  He next
> asked for a card on which there had been an entry, but no exit.  I
> couldn't think of any good way to get one (that I was willing to try) so
> the project stopped there.  It could be revived.
> 				-e
I've tried both fare cards in the other system.  They flashed the 
message "see station agent" each time.  I've not tried the wrong
card in the ticket issuing machine, now that I think of it.
I don't have a METRO card any more.
I'm willing to get a BART card with an entry, but no exit.
Get in touch with me, Ed.  ...!hplabs!faunt

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