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SEPTA -New fare boxes |
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Posted by TransitChuckG on Thu May 6 07:33:43 2010 Spotted on a bus today, the A B C D buttons are new,it's still the same fare box with a reworked panel.
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Posted by Mr RT on Thu May 6 10:25:53 2010, in response to SEPTA -New fare boxes, posted by TransitChuckG on Thu May 6 07:33:43 2010. GFI still has a least one big operator.Cubic must be upset. |
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Re: SEPTA -New fare boxes |
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Posted by TransitChuckG on Thu May 6 11:19:33 2010, in response to Re: SEPTA -New fare boxes, posted by Mr RT on Thu May 6 10:25:53 2010. Thanks for pointing that out. I'm not up on that stuff. |
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Posted by Scrabbleship on Thu May 6 11:49:53 2010, in response to Re: SEPTA -New fare boxes, posted by Mr RT on Thu May 6 10:25:53 2010. GFI? One big operator? I thought the majority of medium-to-large sized TA's use GFI equipment and that SEPTA, NJT, MTA/Bee Line, and MBTA were the exceptions rather than the rule. |
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Re: SEPTA -New fare boxes |
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Posted by TransitChuckG on Thu May 6 12:38:54 2010, in response to SEPTA -New fare boxes, posted by TransitChuckG on Thu May 6 07:33:43 2010. One of the SEPTA drivers told me the A B C D buttons are for a future Smart Card. We will find out more. |
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Posted by Mr Mabstoa on Thu May 6 13:15:57 2010, in response to SEPTA -New fare boxes, posted by TransitChuckG on Thu May 6 07:33:43 2010. That looks like the farebox we had at NYC transit before the crap we got now. |
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Posted by North-Easten T/O on Thu May 6 14:50:14 2010, in response to Re: SEPTA -New fare boxes, posted by Mr Mabstoa on Thu May 6 13:15:57 2010. They are the same F/B we had, the only differnt is there take Cash. |
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Re: SEPTA -New fare boxes |
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Posted by Mac5689 on Thu May 6 15:07:31 2010, in response to Re: SEPTA -New fare boxes, posted by Scrabbleship on Thu May 6 11:49:53 2010. i think Suffolk has GFI fare boxes to, though i'm not 100% sure. |
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Re: SEPTA -New fare boxes |
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Posted by mci guy on Thu May 6 16:15:19 2010, in response to Re: SEPTA -New fare boxes, posted by Mr Mabstoa on Thu May 6 13:15:57 2010. it was. it replaced the old johnson farebox. |
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Posted by Scrabbleship on Thu May 6 16:19:36 2010, in response to Re: SEPTA -New fare boxes, posted by Mac5689 on Thu May 6 15:07:31 2010. Of the systems I've ridden on or are acquainted with, I can name the following using GFI besides SEPTA:CDTA (Odyssey, Cents-a-Bill for paratransit) RGRTA (Odyssey) NFTA (Cents-a-Bill) PAT (Cents-a-Bill) MCTS [Milwaukee] (Cents-a-Bill) CTA (Cents-a-Bill) PACE (Odyssey) Berkshire [County MA] RTA (Odyssey) PVTA (Cents-a-Bill) CT Transit (Cents-a-Bill) Norwalk WHEELS (Odyssey) DART First State (Odyssey) MTA Maryland (Odyssey) WMATA & the SmarTrip agencies (Odyssey) CATS [Charlotte] (Odyssey) MARTA (Odyssey) Miami-Dade Transit (Odyssey) STM (Odyssey, the bill-less Canadian version) RTL (Canadian Cents-a-Bill variant) St. Catherine's Transit (Canadian Cents-a-Bill variant) I've always thought that the agencies that don't use GFI were the outcasts. |
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Posted by Scrabbleship on Thu May 6 16:28:26 2010, in response to Re: SEPTA -New fare boxes, posted by Mac5689 on Thu May 6 15:07:31 2010. Of the systems I've ridden on or are acquainted with, I can name the following using GFI besides SEPTA:CDTA (Odyssey, Cents-a-Bill for paratransit) RGRTA (Odyssey) NFTA (Cents-a-Bill) PAT (Cents-a-Bill) MCTS [Milwaukee] (Cents-a-Bill) CTA (Cents-a-Bill) PACE (Odyssey) Berkshire [County MA] RTA (Odyssey) PVTA (Cents-a-Bill) CT Transit (Cents-a-Bill) Norwalk WHEELS (Odyssey) DART First State (Odyssey) MTA Maryland (Odyssey) WMATA & the SmarTrip agencies (Odyssey) CATS [Charlotte] (Odyssey) MARTA (Odyssey) Miami-Dade Transit (Odyssey) STM (Odyssey, the bill-less Canadian version) RTL (Canadian Cents-a-Bill variant) St. Catherine's Transit (Canadian Cents-a-Bill variant) I've always thought that the agencies that don't use GFI were the outcasts. |
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Re: SEPTA—New fare boxes |
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Posted by Olog-hai on Thu May 6 20:52:43 2010, in response to SEPTA -New fare boxes, posted by TransitChuckG on Thu May 6 07:33:43 2010. How much is it for international calls? |
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Posted by Mr Mabstoa on Thu May 6 21:12:41 2010, in response to Re: SEPTA -New fare boxes, posted by North-Easten T/O on Thu May 6 14:50:14 2010. Those GFI's were much more reliable than the cubix garbage we have now.In my depot we get 4 roadcalls a day for them. |
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Posted by busdude on Thu May 6 21:43:01 2010, in response to Re: SEPTA -New fare boxes, posted by Mr RT on Thu May 6 10:25:53 2010. There are many west coast properties that use GFI boxes, several of whom also employ Smart Card technologies that are now owned by Cubic Transportation Systems (Formerly vix-erg). |
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Posted by Mac5689 on Thu May 6 23:14:05 2010, in response to Re: SEPTA -New fare boxes, posted by Scrabbleship on Thu May 6 16:19:36 2010. what does Cents-a-Bill mean? |
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Posted by The Flxible Neofan on Thu May 6 23:43:58 2010, in response to SEPTA -New fare boxes, posted by TransitChuckG on Thu May 6 07:33:43 2010. I'm so glad that SEPTA is sticking with these fare boxes for their Smart Card upgrade. I hate the new GFI boxes with a passion. I'll never forget how one of them stole my dollar bill as I attempted to buy a daypass on a WMATA bus. Additionally, sliding a pass through the slot is ridiculously inconvenient on those systems that haven't changed to the tap card yet. |
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Posted by ddriver on Fri May 7 00:10:09 2010, in response to Re: SEPTA -New fare boxes, posted by Mac5689 on Thu May 6 23:14:05 2010. That's the model/type of the farebox. They have 2 main fare registering boxes - one of them is called the Cents-a-Bill and the other one is the Odyssey. |
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Posted by Mac5689 on Fri May 7 00:20:00 2010, in response to Re: SEPTA -New fare boxes, posted by ddriver on Fri May 7 00:10:09 2010. whats the difference between the two? |
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Posted by Mac5689 on Fri May 7 00:25:03 2010, in response to Re: SEPTA -New fare boxes, posted by Mac5689 on Fri May 7 00:20:00 2010. never mind i just looked it up. Suffolk has the Cents-a-Bill with a TRim Ticket reader/issuer add on. |
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Posted by Scrabbleship on Fri May 7 09:01:29 2010, in response to Re: SEPTA -New fare boxes, posted by Mac5689 on Thu May 6 15:07:31 2010. Of the systems I've ridden on or are acquainted with, I can name the following using GFI besides SEPTA:CDTA (Odyssey, Cents-a-Bill for paratransit) RGRTA (Odyssey) NFTA (Cents-a-Bill) PAT (Cents-a-Bill) MCTS [Milwaukee] (Cents-a-Bill) CTA (Cents-a-Bill) PACE (Odyssey) Berkshire [County MA] RTA (Odyssey) PVTA (Cents-a-Bill) CT Transit (Cents-a-Bill) Norwalk WHEELS (Odyssey) DART First State (Odyssey) MTA Maryland (Odyssey) WMATA & the SmarTrip agencies (Odyssey) CATS [Charlotte] (Odyssey) MARTA (Odyssey) Miami-Dade Transit (Odyssey) STM (Odyssey, the bill-less Canadian version) RTL (Canadian Cents-a-Bill variant) St. Catherine's Transit (Canadian Cents-a-Bill variant) I've always thought that the agencies that don't use GFI were the outcasts. |
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Posted by Scrabbleship on Fri May 7 09:07:52 2010, in response to Re: SEPTA -New fare boxes, posted by The Flxible Neofan on Thu May 6 23:43:58 2010. I'd love to see how those fareboxes affect running times on systems that do daypass sales on board. Back when I was in Albany, CDTA would always have extended dwell times at key stops because of the high amount of daypass sales (then $3, now $4) and the problems those boxes have with reading dollar bills.Of course, CDTA could remedy that by investing in vending machines for key stops (State & Pearl, Washington & Lark, Downtown Troy, Downtown Schenectady, any malls, etc.). |
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Posted by lbt 9415 on Fri May 7 18:13:03 2010, in response to Re: SEPTA -New fare boxes, posted by Mac5689 on Fri May 7 00:20:00 2010. http://www.gfigenfare.com/Products/Prod_Ody.html |
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Posted by lbt 9415 on Fri May 7 18:27:15 2010, in response to Re: SEPTA -New fare boxes, posted by Scrabbleship on Fri May 7 09:07:52 2010. I'd love to see how those fareboxes affect running times on systems that do daypass sales on boardCome to California. Ride an OCTA Bus and you'll find out. lol |
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Posted by Mac5689 on Fri May 7 20:48:40 2010, in response to Re: SEPTA -New fare boxes, posted by lbt 9415 on Fri May 7 18:13:03 2010. yeah i went there after i stupidly asked the question. |
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