By Kelley Trahan
Shop mechanics repairing fare boxes at Elkton Shops | April 24, 1947 This Transit Month, we're excited to dive into the history of our payment methods here at Muni. Today, we'll go way back to the 1930s. That’s when a new approach to managing fares became necessary to keep pace with a rapidly growing city. San Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni) token. In 1937, when the Market Street Railway increased its fare from 5 cents to 7 cents, San Francisco transit riders were introduced to the token. Tokens were sold to riders in bulk at a discount rate. They offered a convenient way to adjust fare...
Published September 20, 2024 at 05:30AM
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