MBTA knows it has Commuter Rail fare collection problem, how are they fixing it?

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  • Опубліковано 30 жов 2024

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  • @basketballprodigy12
    @basketballprodigy12 2 роки тому +35

    Just make it free for everyone. We subsidize roads an insane amount, should subsidize greener transit too.

    • @AshmewStudios
      @AshmewStudios Рік тому +9

      In my opinion it's better to provide better service than free service

    • @mosesoftheblock2311
      @mosesoftheblock2311 Рік тому

      I agree. Along with environmental benefits, it would open up a lot more areas outside of Boston that would benefit economically from more travelers.

  • @NortheastCorridorFilms
    @NortheastCorridorFilms 2 місяці тому +2

    this is still a problem today. they say to activate the ticket just before boarding, then no conductor comes to scan it. and people say just keep the ticket to use it again but i already activated it dawg. the whole system carries the most laziest crew

  • @angkarbasil
    @angkarbasil 2 роки тому +13

    I have a friend as a conductor on the Franklin line of the commuter rail. I was talking with him and he told me that he didn't check my ticket because the phones they used to scan the tickets weren't working. Even though it wasn't his fault he couldn't check my ticket, he says Keolis still blames him for not collecting the tickets. I have gone to Forge Park/495 for 3 Days on the same ticket without activating it, and just in case something like that happens that's why I only activate the tickets when a conductor instructs me to Incase I get a free ride. I essentially got 6 free rides on the MBTA because you assholes won't upgrade their equipment. It is as simple as that. Give them equipment that works.

    • @nodfexxover7877
      @nodfexxover7877 Рік тому +2

      The T gives give Keolis the tools they need. Blame the T

    • @STMARTIN009
      @STMARTIN009 Рік тому

      So of course the T wastes money on these stupid turnstiles

  • @NewEnglandDukes
    @NewEnglandDukes 2 роки тому +9

    Maybe hire conductors instead of understaffing

    • @STMARTIN009
      @STMARTIN009 Рік тому

      Exactly.These stupid turnstiles are not the solution

    • @jake4957
      @jake4957 Рік тому +1

      I'm trying to get onto the commuter rail as a Conductor and they only have applications open for a short window of time, so it sucks not being able to get in right away and work my way up within the company. They should be constantly hiring to fix the understaffing issues. No one wants to work these days and even if companys are hiring, they're most likely not even going to respond to your application.

  • @nodfexxover7877
    @nodfexxover7877 Рік тому +3

    They leave those gates open on the weekends. So on the weekends the T is free

  • @AutismLife683
    @AutismLife683 14 годин тому

    It is 2024 now and I take the train all the time but I never have seen one of them. I would tell the conductors when I have one around come back to me so I can purchase one and they do. I think the "new ways to make sure commuters are paying their fare" is a bad idea because people get away with it on a normal basis on the subway already.

  • @qolspony
    @qolspony 2 роки тому +5

    They should build real estate near and over the tracks and charge a small tax for real estate near the tracks. Meanwhile, they should charge a smaller fare to encourage people to not drive.

  • @YAZZYUTUBE
    @YAZZYUTUBE 2 роки тому +4

    The card readers are only going to be at the major stations? What about passengers boarding at suburban stations, do they still ride free?

    • @angkarbasil
      @angkarbasil 2 роки тому +2

      Yes because the conductors phones used to scan tickets don't work and that's another part of the problem

    • @AmtrakAcelaProductions
      @AmtrakAcelaProductions 2 роки тому

      unless you travel inbetween major stations you would still need to scan your ticket to leave the platform area at major stations

    • @williamerazo3921
      @williamerazo3921 Рік тому

      Yes

  • @mosesoftheblock2311
    @mosesoftheblock2311 Рік тому +1

    From a practical point of view, what can a conductor do once someone has already boarded and has no ticket. You could dump them at next station, but that could have been that person's destination anyway. Having gates is a great solution.

    • @Zeta4
      @Zeta4 Рік тому

      If they’re found without a ticket then they should be fined for a price that’s higher than just buying the ticket. It happened to me once on a public bus while I was studying in Europe and it was extremely annoying but I always made sure to buy my train/tram/bus tickets after that because it wasn’t worth the penalty if I didn’t buy them.

  • @centredoorplugsthornton4112
    @centredoorplugsthornton4112 Рік тому +1

    Was it always like this with all the T commuter rail contractors? B&M, Amtrak, the one between Amtrak and Keolis, Keolis?
    Come to Philadelphia to see a gated commuter rail system.

  • @JoeyLovesTrains
    @JoeyLovesTrains Місяць тому

    Another issue that is so crowded that conductors can’t get through because it’s so crowded

  • @lukeskywalker6338
    @lukeskywalker6338 Рік тому

    how do you get to dunkin' donuts in the concourse if you're not taking the commuter rail

  • @FalconsEye58094
    @FalconsEye58094 2 роки тому +1

    I wish it were like that in NY

  • @Tocinos
    @Tocinos Рік тому +1

    😭 BRO I THOUGHT IT WAS FREE CUS I WAS NEVER CHARGED

    • @nodfexxover7877
      @nodfexxover7877 Рік тому

      It's free cause the conductors don't care. And the T doesn't care about you so get all the free rides you can. All budget deficit problems are solved by just crying broke. They do it every year

  • @rezymu5337
    @rezymu5337 Рік тому

    I bet people will just get off the train before the specified stops that are adding fare gates.

  • @STMARTIN009
    @STMARTIN009 Рік тому

    I take the Fitchburg line once a month and the conductors check everyones ticket going in and out. I do not know what the deal is with these other lines. These turnstiles are a stupid waste of money and it is annoying to be forced to scan your ticket to exit North Station

  • @odemata87
    @odemata87 2 роки тому +1

    So would that barrier eliminate conductors 'jobs? If so then it mustn't be a problem in the first place as they say.

  • @nodfexxover7877
    @nodfexxover7877 2 роки тому +1

    Just scan a Walmart receipt...all set

  • @haydenfowle7576
    @haydenfowle7576 Рік тому

    The Conductor checks me just as I leave my stop but I went from North Station to Acton got to Waverly before the Conductor Checks my ticket but from Littleton to North Station the Conductor checked my ticket right when I left Littleton I actually went from Leominster to Porter got to Acton by the time they checked my ticket

  • @matthewbrodo1558
    @matthewbrodo1558 Рік тому +1

    This will not stop fare evasion. People will just jump those fare gates just like they jump the fares gates on the rapid transit system. This is just a large waste of money.

  • @intelluck4213
    @intelluck4213 Рік тому

    Lol they installing fare gates. 😂😂😂😂😂 well it’s going to be a free train ride

  • @travgames0113
    @travgames0113 Рік тому

    I get asked all the time on the Kingston line.

  • @ericwright1840
    @ericwright1840 2 роки тому

    That guy from mbta watch UA-cam videos on Bart system.People hop right over the turnstiles.

    • @williamerazo3921
      @williamerazo3921 Рік тому +1

      Not these turnstiles. Those on Bart are low to the ground and curved

  • @BostonManny617
    @BostonManny617 Місяць тому

    👀

  • @SamSitar
    @SamSitar Рік тому

    fare evasion should be a felony.

    • @nodfexxover7877
      @nodfexxover7877 Рік тому

      In other places it's taken more seriously but in Massachusetts it's a fuckin joke

    • @zostrelling_
      @zostrelling_ 23 дні тому

      @@nodfexxover7877 it shouldn't be taken seriously at all just leave the people alone