 Fares, cards, transfers (subway, bus, and MetroNorth)
On Apr 15, 3:14 pm, hanco...@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:
> On Apr 8, 7:58 pm, Michael Finfer <fin...@> wrote:
>
> > Charlie is the protagonist in an old protest song about a transit fare
> > increase in Boston. That song, MTA, was popularized by The Kingston
> > Trio. It's a great song and is worth a listen.
>
> If I understand the song correctly, the fare increase involved an exit
> fare. Charlie's wife has to come down and hand him a sandwich as the
> train comes rumbling through. Why doesn't she give him the nickel or
> dime to get out?
Some spoilsport asks that question every time the song is mentioned
here. |