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NY👋 Goodbye #MetroCard! This 1996 #NYTMCollection instructional video gave riders detailed directions on how to use MetroCard, including the correct way to swipe and to check the card’s balance. The video played continuously on @MTA MetroCard buses.
At the time the video was shown, riders had been dropping tokens into turnstiles for 43 years. One token equaled one ride. Now, with the MetroCard, the experience of fare payment changed, and included the new task of adding to and tracking a card’s value.
After 32 years, MetroCard sales will end on December 31, and be fully replaced by OMNY's contactless tap-and-go payment system. The #NYTransitMuseum is sharing archival MetroCard content from our collection each Wednesday through the end of 2025.
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