Passengers routinely ride Maryland Transit Administration buses free because fare boxes fail to work, costing the beleaguered transit agency untold losses. As many as one in five of the electronic ...

The fare boxes on some 1,500 SEPTA buses and trolleys are functionally obsolete. “We’ve run out of the ability to replace parts for those when they go. Think about using a computer from the 90s if a ...

Nearly $2 million each year is lost as a result of Muni’s aging fare-collection boxes, according to a city report. But $19 million in state funding will pay for a major fare-box refurbishment that ...

New fare boxes on Metrobuses have freed passengers from the burden of exact change, allowing them to board by simply waving an electronic SmarTrip card. But the new devices also mean the end to an old ...

Marin Transit staffers are recommending transitioning to a new cash fare drop box and automated passenger counting system in phases over the next two years. The new devices will replace the Genfare ...