Trainspotter Posted July 10, 2008 Share #1 Posted July 10, 2008 All aboard for hi-tech train ticket Metro-North Railroad riders will soon be able to buy tickets onboard trains using credit and debit cards - the first program of its kind anywhere, officials said Wednesday. The railroad is outfitting all of its conductors with hand-held ticket machines and receipt printers. Riders will still have to continue paying cash for the next three or four months before the credit/debit program kicks in. And traditional hole punchers will still be used for tickets purchased from vending machines to show they have been used, as well as for those seat-check tabs indicating a ticket has been checked. They'll also be backup in case of mechanical malfunctions. Full story: - July 10, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metsfan Posted July 10, 2008 Share #2 Posted July 10, 2008 I'll have to try this on my photo trip up & back on the hudson/empire line. - Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stamford516Guy Posted July 10, 2008 Share #3 Posted July 10, 2008 Interesting... a conductor outfitted with one of these thought there may be a problem in the future, because the only person who vetoed the use of these machines is also the incoming president of MNRR. Sorry I don't know the name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo M 201 Posted July 11, 2008 Share #4 Posted July 11, 2008 Wait, I thought they were suppose to do this long ago? Guess it died out and now MNRR is going through with it this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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