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Re: subway info?
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 6 Mar 2001 01:21:54 GMT
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> HO. I've always considered getting that LRV model. One of my friends in
> high school was a real subway fan and his model railroad actually was a
> transit layout, complete with a subway station. He told me of exploring
> the nether reaches of the subway system, and finding the tokens stored
> away (this was before the tokens came back into use - they had actually
> saved them when they stopped using them in the 50s or whenever - the
> nice thing about an old subway system is that you have all sorts of
> storeage space...). I assume they have since minted new tokens (the
> quantity necessary must be much more than the old ones).
Couple of comments:
1. CLRV's are prototypical on Boston tracks, I have a photo of 4029 alongside a
LRV in Boston...the contrast is kind of neat (CLRV=Canadian Light Rail Vehicle,
built by UTDC/SIG
2. TTC tokens can be spoffed using aluminum bar, turned to the right
diameter and cut off...how I know this, don't ask :)
Every time the TTC goes to rase fares, the supply of tokens disappears. I have
a 'farely' good collection of student tickets from the 80's...amazing what you
keep.
James
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