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Genfare's origins can be traced to Johnson Farebox, whose founder, Tom L. Johnson, invented the first transit farebox in 1880. [2] Johnson later acquired Cleveland Farebox, and was itself acquired by Keene Corporation in 1960. [3] General Fare Industries (GFI) was established by General Signal in 1980. [4] [5] GFI merged with Keene in 1981, and ...
Tom Loftin Johnson (July 18, 1854 – April 10, 1911) was an American industrialist, ... and the glass-sided farebox still used on many buses today. [5]
In 1901, a newly-formed Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley Traction Company under Johnson merged these lines and others in the Lehigh and Delaware Valleys with the plan of creating a trolley system to reach north to New York City. But Johnson died later that year, and the company fell into receivership in 1903.
A Johnson Box is very effective, but it lends a "salesy" air to a letter, and so is considered inappropriate for letters that are intended to be formal or personal. [2] It has also been adapted to the email format, with the goal of ensuring the most attention grabbing content in the email is visible in the preview pane of an email reader. [3] [4]
Duncan’s 1973 “Faretronic” farebox was the first to electronically count coins and collect revenue/ridership data by fare class. Keene quickly followed suit, introducing a design meeting Urban Mass Transit Administration (UMTA) Section 15 reporting requirements, also collecting fuel consumption and bus mileage data. [ 10 ]
A basic farebox of circa 1950s manufacture The top of a modern-day farebox. A farebox is a device used to collect fares and tickets on streetcars, trains and buses upon entry, replacing the need for a separate conductor. Nearly all major metropolitan transit agencies in the United States and Canada use a farebox to collect or validate fare payment.
Strang Line Car Barn circa 1910. It opened in the early 1900s, storing cars that ran Strang Line, from Johnson County to Kansas City.
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA / ˈ m ɑːr t ə /) is the principal public transport operator in the Atlanta metropolitan area.Formed in 1971 as strictly a bus system, MARTA operates a network of bus routes linked to a rapid transit system consisting of 48 miles (77 km) of rail track with 38 subway stations.