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   hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com to houn...@yahoo.co.uk   
   Re: West Trenton, Binghamton, Southern T   
   29 Apr 19 15:13:32   
   
   On Monday, April 29, 2019 at 6:07:30 PM UTC-4, houn...@yahoo.co.uk wrote:   
   > On 29/04/2019 22:27, hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:   
   > > On Saturday, April 27, 2019 at 8:10:38 PM UTC-4, houn...@yahoo.co.uk wrote:   
   > >> On 27/04/2019 19:57, hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:   
   > >>> On Friday, April 26, 2019 at 8:01:35 PM UTC-4, houn...@yahoo.co.uk wrote:   
   > >>>> On 24/04/2019 20:03, hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:   
   > >>>>   
   > >>>>> The LIRR did use special tokens for race track specials to   
   > >>>>> Belmont Park, but they weren't subway fare.   
   > >>>>   
   > >>>> I saw images of them. Was there AFC for this service at Belmont Park,   
   > >>>> similar to what there is at St. George's Terminal?   
   > >>>>   
   > >>>> Otherwise, I pity the conductor who had to collect and carry all of   
   > >>>> those tokens.   
   > >>>   
   > >>> It was collected by turnstiles at Belmont Park.   
   > >>   
   > >> Payment on exit, like exiting SIRT at St. George and outbound on the   
   > >> Newark City Subway in the PCC era, right?   
   > >>   
   > >> Payment on entrance towards Penn Station, yes?   
   > >   
   > > Yes.   
   > >   
   >   
   > When did that stop and how is fare collected now, by regular ticketing?   
      
   http://web.mta.info/lirr/getaways/belmontpark/index.htm   
      
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