Tickets, tokens, magnetic cards, smart cards, and turnstiles each belong to a particular fare policy and era. This archive links the objects to Chicago’s changing transit system, making a pocket-sized bit of ephemera part of the city’s transportation history. The gate changes; the evidence stays indexed.
Original fare-history page: https://www.chicago-l.org/fares/fares.html
Full Switchboard article: https://switchboardtechservices.com/articles/ancient-web-chicago-l-org-preserves-the-history-of-paying-to-ride-the-train/
#ancientweb #chicagohistory #transit #ephemera
Original fare-history page: https://www.chicago-l.org/fares/fares.html
Full Switchboard article: https://switchboardtechservices.com/articles/ancient-web-chicago-l-org-preserves-the-history-of-paying-to-ride-the-train/
#ancientweb #chicagohistory #transit #ephemera
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Categories: Ancient Web & Internet History [c23]