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The tribulations of the CharlieTicket commuter

By adamg on Mon, 11/19/2007 - 11:47pm

Thanks to delays in bring the miracle that is the CharlieCard to the boonies, Jemima Pereira is forced to use a FrankenCharlieTicket, which causes her grief like you CharlieCard users couldn't imagine, from her fingers getting sucked into the slot (which hurts) to the general disdain of half the T's bus and trolley drivers. And now her ticket won't even work at Government Center because of a software glitch:

So I have a suggestion for the MBTA. Why don't you get a copy of the software on the turnstiles at Kenmore and put it on the turnstiles at Government Center, eh? ... And here's an even better suggestion: stop running a major transit system on WindowsXP.

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By parsimonious on Tue, 11/20/2007 - 8:36am.

For us in the suburbs, Charlie Cards with a pre-loaded sum may be purchased on-line using the T's website. Best news is that there is no extra charge (none of those annoying or confiscatory "convenience" charges) for this transaction.

I did it for those in my household in advance of a couple visits into Boston, and the cards arrived promptly after the order was placed on the website.

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By Ron Newman on Tue, 11/20/2007 - 9:22am.

since their passes are available only on CharlieTickets. Even I in urban West Somervile have to buy a Zone 1A CharlieTicket pass ($59) instead of a CharlieCard LinkPass (also $59), because I sometimes want to ride the commuter train between North Station and Porter Square.

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By Bostonian on Tue, 11/20/2007 - 10:55am.

Does anyone know when they are going to roll out the CharlieCard for the commuter rail?

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By SwirlyGrrl Not logged in on Tue, 11/20/2007 - 11:03am.

April or May of 2007

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By Gareth on Tue, 11/20/2007 - 11:13am.

Uh, right, so when they finish the Big Dig, huh?...

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By SwirlyGrrl Not logged in on Tue, 11/20/2007 - 12:07pm.

Here's what the website says now - they don't even put a month since it is much easier to just change the year when it gets silly:

Are CharlieCards available for the Commuter Rail, Boat or Inner Harbor Ferries?
CharlieCards for commuter rail, commuter boats and inner harbor ferries are planned for 2008. In the meantime, continue to use single and multi-ride tickets or a CharlieTicket T-Pass or cash.

Looks like another year of glaring bus drivers if I want to be able to use my pass on commuter rail and the harbor ferry!

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By Jemima on Tue, 11/20/2007 - 1:16pm.

No one knows, not even the MBTA.

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