Does NYC have a money train?
Does NYC have a money train? The MTA's Special Armored Money Train that Ran from 1951 to 2006 in NYC. You know about armored trucks, but what about an armored subway? From 1951 to 2006, the New York City transit system ran an armored train that moved all the subway and bus fares collected to a secret room at 370 Jay Street in Brooklyn.
Can I use my phone as a DC metro card?
Pay for Metro with just your phone! With SmarTrip® in your Mobile Wallet you'll be able to: Pay for your train, bus, and parking wherever SmarTrip is accepted. Know where your SmarTrip® is.
What trains carry money?
A money train is one or more railcars used to collect cash fare revenue from stations on a subway system and return it to a central location for processing.
Why is DC Metro so expensive?
One reason that Metro charges riders so much to use the rail system is the funding situation in the region. With a lack of a dedicated funding source, WMATA has to go to the jurisdictions each year to ask for money.
Do you need cash for DC Metro?
Metro Fare Basics SmarTrip® cards are used to pay fares on both Metrorail and Metrobus. Metrorail fares are variable depending on time-of-day and distance traveled. Regular (non-express) bus fares are the same throughout the system. Metrobus also accepts bills and coins.
Can you still be a hobo on a train?
The era of the freight train-hopping, job-seeking hobo faded into obscurity in the years following the Second World War. Many hobos from this era have since “caught the westbound,” or died. A small number of so-called hobos still hop freight trains today.
Are there hobos on trains?
The Original Hobos Very few people ride the rails full-time nowadays. In an ABC News story from 2000, the president of the National Hobo Association put the figure at 20-30, allowing that another 2,000 might ride part-time or for recreation. That's a far cry from what it used to be.