The MetroCard was created to replace New York City subway tokens. It was first tested in 1993, and then it was introduced to the greater public just after the new year in January of 1994.
New York City subway tokens. The small "Y" tokens at bottom were in use when I arrived in NYC in 1966, and cost 15¢, but the price was soon raised to 20¢. It was the first subway token; before that ...
The first subway token wasn't used until 1953. Video courtesy of the New York Transit Museum Follow BI Video: On Twitter More from Transportation The New York Transit Museum archives have this ...
The three confessed to and were convicted of murdering token seller Harry Kaufman in 1995. The case resounded from New York to Washington ... around the corner from the subway station, when ...
Most New Yorkers can't get out of the subway to their home fast enough. But for those that are enamored with the system and it's history, the system's operating agency, the Metropolitan ...
The first subway token wasn't used until 1953. Video courtesy of the New York Transit Museum More from News A triangle pointing right which indicates this type of media can be played. The New York ...