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From: faunt@hplabs.UUCP (Doug Faunt)
Newsgroups: net.railroad
Subject: Re: subways / European rail
Message-ID: <1987@hplabs.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 11-Jan-86 02:40:25 EST
Article-I.D.: hplabs.1987
Posted: Sat Jan 11 02:40:25 1986
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Organization: Hewlett Packard Labs, Palo Alto CA
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> 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?

Yeah, I tried it both ways.  I wanted it to allow me to enter, and
then charge me for the trip to the other city and back.
It just said "see station agent". Sigh.  No vision, these guys.
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