Don't They Have Levitating Magnetic Bullet Trains in Japan?

You'd think the recent explosion in digital technology would have rubbed off on public transport, but train conductors are still punching away with those handheld hole punchers, clicking some inscrutable pattern of holes onto your ticket and every other ticket on the train . . . you'd think they'd all have carpal tunnel syndrome.

4 comments:

zman said...

They need simething like e-z pass or Charlie cards on NJT.

Dave said...

an e-z pass baseball cap?

Mike said...

Union work rules prevent that on the MBTA commuter rail in Boston. The subways and busses all have the smart cards.

Dave said...

no e-z pass baseball caps?

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