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- Cleveland Municipal Transit Token, 1908 - Operating and financing a streetcar business was complicated. This token from Cleveland dates from a turbulent period where a privately owned streetcar company was in the process of transferring its operations to the city, further complicated by a transit strike. For riders, the immediate effect of the merger agreement was an affordable 3-cent fare.
- 1908
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Cleveland Municipal Transit Token, 1908
Operating and financing a streetcar business was complicated. This token from Cleveland dates from a turbulent period where a privately owned streetcar company was in the process of transferring its operations to the city, further complicated by a transit strike. For riders, the immediate effect of the merger agreement was an affordable 3-cent fare.
- Detroit Department of Street Railways Token, circa 1925 - Streetcars were a convenient, practical and affordable way to get around cities. A passenger used this 5-cent token to ride streetcars operated by the Detroit Department of Street Railways (DSR). The DSR, formed in 1922 when the city bought the privately owned Detroit United Railways, added bus service in the late 1920s.
- circa 1925
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Detroit Department of Street Railways Token, circa 1925
Streetcars were a convenient, practical and affordable way to get around cities. A passenger used this 5-cent token to ride streetcars operated by the Detroit Department of Street Railways (DSR). The DSR, formed in 1922 when the city bought the privately owned Detroit United Railways, added bus service in the late 1920s.
- San Francisco Municipal Railway "MUNI" Token, circa 1995 - This token is good for one fare on the buses, streetcars, and trolleys run by "Muni," San Francisco's public transit agency.
- circa 1995
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San Francisco Municipal Railway "MUNI" Token, circa 1995
This token is good for one fare on the buses, streetcars, and trolleys run by "Muni," San Francisco's public transit agency.
- Transportation Token, Montgomery City Bus Lines, circa 1955 - In the 1950s, this token was good for one fare on buses run by the Montgomery (Alabama) City Bus Lines. While riding a Montgomery bus in 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man, leading to a widespread bus boycott by African Americans.
- circa 1955
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Transportation Token, Montgomery City Bus Lines, circa 1955
In the 1950s, this token was good for one fare on buses run by the Montgomery (Alabama) City Bus Lines. While riding a Montgomery bus in 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man, leading to a widespread bus boycott by African Americans.
- Jones Horse-Drawn Streetcar, circa 1875 - The horse-drawn streetcar was an important means of public transportation in 19th-century American cities. New York's Brooklyn City Railroad ran this car on its line between Hunters Point in Long Island City, and Erie Basin in South Brooklyn. But horses were expensive to stable and feed -- and messy too. Operators embraced electric streetcars starting in the late 1880s.
- circa 1875
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Jones Horse-Drawn Streetcar, circa 1875
The horse-drawn streetcar was an important means of public transportation in 19th-century American cities. New York's Brooklyn City Railroad ran this car on its line between Hunters Point in Long Island City, and Erie Basin in South Brooklyn. But horses were expensive to stable and feed -- and messy too. Operators embraced electric streetcars starting in the late 1880s.
- J.G. Brill Company Streetcar, 1892 - Powering early streetcars was challenging. Horses needed care and feeding, and left messes in the street. Cable systems were complex and costly. Electric streetcars, introduced in 1888, solved these problems and expanded the industry. Soon streetcars connected city centers, neighborhoods, and increasingly distant suburbs. This trolley, built by the J.G. Brill Company of Philadelphia, carried riders in Cleveland from 1892-1903.
- 1892
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J.G. Brill Company Streetcar, 1892
Powering early streetcars was challenging. Horses needed care and feeding, and left messes in the street. Cable systems were complex and costly. Electric streetcars, introduced in 1888, solved these problems and expanded the industry. Soon streetcars connected city centers, neighborhoods, and increasingly distant suburbs. This trolley, built by the J.G. Brill Company of Philadelphia, carried riders in Cleveland from 1892-1903.
- San Francisco Municipal Railway "MUNI" Token, circa 1995 - This token is good for one fare on the buses, streetcars, and trolleys run by "Muni," San Francisco's public transit agency.
- circa 1995
- Collections - Artifact
San Francisco Municipal Railway "MUNI" Token, circa 1995
This token is good for one fare on the buses, streetcars, and trolleys run by "Muni," San Francisco's public transit agency.
- MBTA "The T" Token, circa 2002 - This token let passengers ride "the T," the Boston area subway system, operated by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
- circa 2002
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MBTA "The T" Token, circa 2002
This token let passengers ride "the T," the Boston area subway system, operated by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
- MBTA Token, circa 1998 - This token token let passengers ride the Boston area subway system, operated by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, in the late 1990s.
- circa 1998
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MBTA Token, circa 1998
This token token let passengers ride the Boston area subway system, operated by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, in the late 1990s.