You are right that Chicago’s system doesn’t get enough love, but you’ve always got a free train to bus transfer on the DC system. I remember when you actually got a little slip of paper from the train station to give to the bus driver. These days trains are 3-10m headways during peak times, at least down town, but that definitely hasn’t always been the case.
It’s $2.25 today which is the full fare of a metrobus ride. I am like 90% sure the credit has always been full fare but it’s possible at some point it might not have been.
Hey was just looking at transit and apparently dc started doing the sensible free transfer thing after covid in 2021. As I said my experience was way back around 2010. That would make dc a much more acceptable place if the trains run all night and frequently during the day. I will say there was another aspect though. At that time there seemed to be no like middle level living. When I was contemplating working at the place it felt like I had to choose between a place I would get shot or ritz high end stuff. Like maybe I could afford a condo but it would be hard to make ends meat but I would be getting all these perks I don’t necessarily want. Not sure if that has changed.
yeah its possible I was reading the machines wrong. I got off at reagan and was like. wtf. then after waiting 20 mins for a train and waiting another 20 when I transfered to the line going to the univeristy I was again like. wtf.
A 20 minute wait at DCA would make me pretty upset as well. Early 2010s was the “trains keep catching on fire” era, which meant they would single-track for weeks after the incident to make repairs. These days the trains don’t catch on fire nearly as often.
yeah it was funny because I had heard good things about the system and was massively disapointed. I mean I like the cleanliness. I mean I only experienced it once but left a rather sour taste in my mouth. I had actually hoped to take the opportunity to get out to the mall for an hour but had to put a kybosh on that. I don’t travel a lot so missing the opportunity to see a place I go to kinda stunk.
You are right that Chicago’s system doesn’t get enough love, but you’ve always got a free train to bus transfer on the DC system. I remember when you actually got a little slip of paper from the train station to give to the bus driver. These days trains are 3-10m headways during peak times, at least down town, but that definitely hasn’t always been the case.
I swear it was like a 25 cent discount train to bus. this was just after 2010 I think.
It’s $2.25 today which is the full fare of a metrobus ride. I am like 90% sure the credit has always been full fare but it’s possible at some point it might not have been.
Hey was just looking at transit and apparently dc started doing the sensible free transfer thing after covid in 2021. As I said my experience was way back around 2010. That would make dc a much more acceptable place if the trains run all night and frequently during the day. I will say there was another aspect though. At that time there seemed to be no like middle level living. When I was contemplating working at the place it felt like I had to choose between a place I would get shot or ritz high end stuff. Like maybe I could afford a condo but it would be hard to make ends meat but I would be getting all these perks I don’t necessarily want. Not sure if that has changed.
yeah its possible I was reading the machines wrong. I got off at reagan and was like. wtf. then after waiting 20 mins for a train and waiting another 20 when I transfered to the line going to the univeristy I was again like. wtf.
A 20 minute wait at DCA would make me pretty upset as well. Early 2010s was the “trains keep catching on fire” era, which meant they would single-track for weeks after the incident to make repairs. These days the trains don’t catch on fire nearly as often.
yeah it was funny because I had heard good things about the system and was massively disapointed. I mean I like the cleanliness. I mean I only experienced it once but left a rather sour taste in my mouth. I had actually hoped to take the opportunity to get out to the mall for an hour but had to put a kybosh on that. I don’t travel a lot so missing the opportunity to see a place I go to kinda stunk.