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In article <4osu06$kbm@news.nyu.edu>, Manoj  Nair <mqn0019@is4.nyu.edu> wrote:
>Sometime, somewhere, Andrew P Carter <acarter1@osf1.gmu.edu> wrote:
>: Rex (rex@intr.net) wrote:
>: : All I can say is that New Yorkers are EXTREMELY lucky to have a choice.
>: : I Washington DC, farecards are the ONLY way to pay your fare.  Very 
>: : often, the machines will not accept a dollar bill that is not perfectly 
>: : pressed (and they can even be TOO new!).  The machines will eat your 
>: : money, and not give you a card.  And, often times, many machines are not 
>: : working at all.
>: 
>:        I agree with you, but I think you missed the most important advantage
>: we have in NYC :P  $1.50, and you can ride the trains anywhere, anytime, for
>: any distance.  Those $3 one-way trips on the DC metro didn't endear me to the
>: city :P
>
>People keep mentioning this fact about the Metro ... When I was in DC for
>Clinton's inaugaration in 1992, the Metro only cost me (and my companions)
>$.50, no matter where we went ... was that a one-day thing for all the
>tourists or was the fare policy changed since then?
>

That was a special deal for the inauguration. In the past they have 
done the same kind of thing on the Mall for events like the 4th of
July fireworks.

Other times, however, the charge is based on the distance you travel
and a farecard is required.


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