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The Catalog of Transit Fiscal Ephemera & Exonumia from the City of the New York
(pre-MetroCard)
featuring the collections of George S. Cuhaj & Philip M. Goldstein

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Add-A-Ride

   Introduced on September 2, 1975, as a benefit to offset the rise in fare to 50 cents, especially to those who required a two fare journey to or from work.

   Without the introduction of Add-A-Ride, the passenger would have had to pay another full fare (50 cents) upon boarding the second bus on intersecting routes where free transfers were not already available.

   As such, the full fare was 50 cents, an Add-A-Ride was 25 cents.

   When the fare rose to 60 cents in June 28, 1980, the Add-A-Ride tickets remained at 25 cents.

   
   According to the June 18, 1980 article in the New York Times (see below), the Add-A-Ride ticket was to be abolished in favor of a free transfer for intersecting bus routes beginning on June 28, 1980, and the 60 cent fare. Also, there was discussion of institution of an unlimited ride $25 monthly bus pass.

   But by June 28th, it was decided to keep the Add-A-Ride tickets until a solution could be found to the institution of the money bus passes.

   The matter came up again a year later.

   As it would turn out, the Add-A-Ride tickets were kept for a some time after this date, as there were delays in instituting the monthly pass program and of course the budget shortfalls leaving the NYCTA requiring any and all means to raise funds.

   Preliminary research reflects that the Add-A-Ride tickets were eliminated by the January 2, 1984 fare raise to 90 cents and were finally replaced with free transfers. There are some doubts about this date however, as free transfers exist in my collection with dates prior to January 2, 1984; leading the author to postulate the Add-A -Rides were eliminated in phases, and not all at once.

   The latest Add-A-Ride ticket date observed thus far is June 13, 1982.

   Unfortunately, despite searching the New York Times article archives and a FOIA request of the New York City Transit Authority (which went unanswered); no further information can be ascertained as to the end of Add-A-Ride tickets.

   It is believed most, if not all surface routes; in all five boroughs had Add-A-Ride tickets, making for extensive dates and route combinations.

   Add-A-Ride Tickets were issued on NYCTA and MaBSTOA buses at half fare of the normal fare, or in some cases to provide transfer to a non-NYCTA bus route (Triboro, Green, Nassau County, etc).

   As with the regular transfers on the previous page, we see the decipherable coding on the selvage again for Add-A-Ride transfers. The bus depot "garage" that the particular route is assigned to and serviced at, is used as a three letter code; followed by a stock number. With issued tickets, which have been detached from the selvage; these codes are not normally seen, so they are only visible in on either booklets of transfers or complete transfers broken out of books with their selvage attached.


NYCTA Surface Transit (Bus) Depot - Add-A-Ride Paper Transfer Codes
BrooklynBronxManhattanQueensStaten Island
CRO = Crosstown (closed 1981)COL = Coliseum  (closed)AMS = AmsterdamFPD = Fresh PondCAS = Castleton
ENY = East New YorkKBB = KingsbridgeFFS = 54th Street (closed 1980)
FAV = Fifth Avenue (Jackie Gleason after 1988)OFS = 146th Street DepotHUD = Hudson
FLA = FlatbushOTT = 132nd Street Depot MAN = Manhattanville
FPD = Fresh Pond (actually in Queens)WFF = West Farms DepotOFS = 146th Street Depot (now Mother Clara Hale)
ULM = Ulmer ParkOHS = 100th Street Depot (now Tuskegee Airmen)
OTT = 132nd Street Depot (once called Manhattanville during different time period)






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ULM-100
B1 - Manhattan Beach
ULM-101
B1 - Manhattan Beach
FLA-101
B2 - Flatbush Avenue / Avenue R
FLA-102
B2 - Flatbush Avenue / Avenue R
FLA-103
B3 - Avenue U
FLA-104
B3 - Avenue U
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ULM-102
B4 - Bay Ridge Parkway
ULM-103
B4 - Bay Ridge Parkway
ULM-104
B5 - Kings Highway
ULM-105
B5 - Kings Highway
ULM-106
B6 - Bay Parkway / Avenue J
ULM-107
B6 - Bay Parkway / Avenue J
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FLA-105
B7 - Kings Highway
FLA-106
B7 - Kings Highway
ULM-108
18th Avenue / Foster Avenue
ULM-109
18th Avenue / Foster Avenue
ULM-110
60th Street
ULM-111
60th Street
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ENY-100
B10 - New Lots Avenue
ENY-101
B10 - New Lots Avenue
FAV-100
B11 - 49th / 53rd Streets
FAV-101
B11 - 49th / 53rd Streets
ENY-102
B12 - East New York Avenue
ENY-103
B12 - East New York Avenue
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FPD-100
B13 - Crescent Street
ENY-105
B13 - Crescent Street
FAV-102
B15 - Manhattan Bridge
FAV-103
B15 - Manhattan Bridge
FAV-104
B16 - Fort Hamilton Parkway
FAV-105
B16 - Fort Hamilton Parkway
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FLA-107
B17 - Remsen Avenue
FLA-108
B17 - Remsen Avenue
CRO-100
B18 - Wyckoff Avenue
CRO-101
B18 - Wyckoff Avenue
FLA-106
B19 - Carlton Avenue
FLA-107
B19 - Carlton Avenue
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FPD-102
B20 - Decatur Street
FPD-103
B20 - Decatur Street
ULM-112
B21 - Brighton Beach Avenue
ULM-113
B21 - Brighton Beach Avenue
CRO-102
B24 - Greenpoint / Sunnyside / Williamsburg
CRO-103
B24 - Greenpoint / Sunnyside / Williamsburg
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ENY-108
B25 - Fulton Street
ENY-109
B25 - Fulton Street
FPD-104
B26 - Putnam Avenue
FPD-105
B26 - Putnam Avenue
FLA-109
B31 - Gerritsen Avenue
FLA-110
B31 - Gerritsen Avenue
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FAV-110
B33 - Hamilton Avenue
FAV-111
B33 - Hamilton Avenue
ULM-114
B34 - Bay Ridge Avenue
ULM-115
B34 - Bay Ridge Avenue
FAV-112
B35 - Church Avenue
FAV-113
B35 - Church Avenue
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ULM-116
B36 - Surf Avenue
ULM-117
B36 - Surf Avenue
FAV-114
B37 - Third Avenue
FAV-115
B37 - Third Avenue
FPD-106
B38 - DeKalb Avenue
FPD-107
B38 - DeKalb Avenue
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CRO-106
B39 - Williamsburg Bridge
CRO-107
B39 - Williamsburg Bridge
ENY-110
B40 - Ralph Avenue
ENY-111
B40 - Ralph Avenue
FLA-111
B41 - Flatbush Avenue
FLA-112
B41 - Flatbush Avenue
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FLA-113
B42 - Rockaway Parkway
FLA-114
B42 - Rockaway Parkway
FLA-115
B44 - Nostrand Avenue
FLA-116
B44 - Nostrand Avenue
ENY-112
B45 - St. John's Place
ENY-113
B45 - St. John's Place
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FLA-117
B46 - Utica Avenue
FLA-118
B46 - Utica Avenue
ENY-114
B47 - Tompkins Avenue
ENY-115
B47 - Tompkins Avenue
CRO-108
B48 - Lorimer Street
CRO-109
B48 - Lorimer Street
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FLA-119
B49 - Ocean Avenue
FLA-120
B49 - Ocean Avenue
FPD-108
B52 - Gates Avenue
FPD-109
B52 - Gates Avenue
FPD-110
B53 - Metropolitan Avenue
FPD-111
B53 - Metropolitan Avenue
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FPD-112
B54 - Myrtle Avenue
FPD-113
B54 - Myrtle Avenue
FPD-114
B55 - Richmond Hill
FPD-115
B55 - Richmond Hill
ENY-116
B56 - Jamaica Avenue
ENY-117
B56 - Jamaica Avenue
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FPD-116
B57 - Flushing Avenue
FPD-117
B57 - Flushing Avenue
FPD-118
B58 - Corona Avenue
FPD-119
B58 - Corona Avenue
CRO-110
B59 - Grand Street
CRO-111
B59 - Grand Street
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ENY-118
B60 - Wilson Avenue
ENY-119
B60 - Wilson Avenue
CRO-112
B61 - Crosstown
CRO-113
B61 - Crosstown
CRO-114
B62 - Graham Avenue
CRO-115
B62 - Graham Avenue
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ULM-118
B64 - 86th Street
ULM-119
B64 - 86th Street
ENY-120
B65 - Bergen Street
ENY-121
B65 - Bergen Street
FAV-118
B67 - Seventh Avenue
FAV-119
B67 - Seventh Avenue
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ULM-120
B68 - Coney Island Avenue
ULM-121
B68 - Coney Island Avenue
FAV-120
B69 - Vanderbilt Avenue
FAV-121
B69 - Vanderbilt Avenue
FAV-122
B70 - Eighth Avenue
FAV-123
B70 - Eighth Avenue
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FAV-124
B71 - Union Street
FAV-125
B71 - Union Street
ULM-122
B74 - Mermaid Avenue
FAV-126
B75 - Smith Street
FAV-127
B75 - Smith Street
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FAV-128
B77 - Lorraine Street
FAV-129
B77 - Lorraine Street
FLA-128
B78 - Mill Avenue
FLA-122
B78 - Mill Avenue
ENY-122
B83- Pennsylvania Avenue
ENY-123
B83- Pennsylvania Avenue
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ENY-125
Pennsylvania - Seaview Avenue






Private Bus Operators Add-A-Ride


    Pioneer Bus Company was created as a school bus operator in 1955, and in 1960 expanded into fare paying passenger bus service with the implementation of the B100 - Kings Highway - Mill Basin Route. In 1972, it added an express bus service from Brooklyn to Manhattan.

   On October 22, 1979, its routes were taken over by Command Bus Company.


Pioneer BusCommand Bus

B-100 - 1976
Globe Ticket?
Valid for Ride on B3 (Avenue U), B78 (Ralph Avenue) , B46 (Utica Avenue), B41 (Flatbush Avenue), B44 (Nostrand Avenue)
2 1/16" x 5 1/2" w/ selvage
Type 1
B-100 - (11-78)
Valid for Ride on B3 (Avenue U), B78 (Ralph Avenue) , B46 (Utica Avenue), B41 (Flatbush Avenue), B44 (Nostrand Avenue)
Globe Ticket
Type 2 - with day number, 718 area code
B-100 - (day) 31 (4-1986)
Valid for Ride on B3 (Avenue U), B78 (Ralph Avenue) , B46 (Utica Avenue), B41 (Flatbush Avenue), B44 (Nostrand Avenue)
Globe Ticket
2 1/16" x 5 1/2" w/ selvage


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MaBSTOA
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KBB-1
Bx1 - Concourse / 138th Street
KBB-2
Bx1 - Concourse / 138th Street
KBB-3
Bx2 - Concourse / Hub
KBB-4
Bx2 - Concourse / Hub


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COL-1
Bx4 - Jerome - Bainbridge
COL-3
Bx5 - Bruckner Boulevard
COL-4
Bx5 - Bruckner Boulevard
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COL-5
Bx6 - Hillside Homes
COL-6
Bx6 - Hillside Homes
COL-7
Bx7 - Boston Road
COL-8
Bx7 - Boston Road
COL-9
Bx8 - Williamsbridge Road
COL-10
Bx8 - Williamsbridge Road
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COL-12
Bx9 - Eastchester Road
COL-13
Bx9 - Eastchester Road
KBB-7
Bx10 - Riverdale Avenue
KBB-8
Bx10 - Riverdale Avenue
KBB-9
Bx11 - 170th Street / Crosstown
KBB-10
Bx11 - 170th Street / Crosstown
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COL-13
Bx12 - Fordham / City Island
COL-14
Bx12 - Fordham / City Island
COL-15
Bx13 - Castle Hill Avenue
COL-16
Bx13 - Castle Hill Avenue
COL-17
Bx14 - Edenwald Avenue
COL-18
Bx14 - Edenwald Avenue
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COL-19
Bx15 - Gun Hill Road
COL-20
Bx15 - Gun Hill Road
COL-21
Bx16 - Webster Avenue
COL-22
Bx16 - Webster Avenue
COL-23
Bx17 - Allerton Avenue
COL-24
Bx17 - Allerton Avenue
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COL-25
Bx18 - Macombs Road
COL-26
Bx18 - Macombs Road
COL-27
Bx19 - Baychester Avenue
COL-28
Bx19 - Baychester Avenue
OTT-13
Bx21 - Bronx / Astoria
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COL-29
Bx22 - Country Club / Spencer
COL-30
Bx22 - Country Club / Spencer
COL-31
Bx23 - Crosby / Layton
COL-32
Bx23 - Crosby / Layton
KBB-13
Bx24 - Bailey Avenue
KBB-14
Bx24 - Bailey Avenue
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WFF-1
Bx25 - Morris / Jerome
WFF-2
Bx25 - Morris / Jerome
WFF-3
Bx26 - Boston Road
WFF-4
Bx26 - Boston Road
WFF-5
Bx27 - Clason Point
WFF-6
Bx27 - Clason Point
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WFF-7
Bx28 - Williamsbridge Road
WFF-8
Bx28 - Williamsbridge Road
WWF-9
Bx29 - Willis Avenue
WFF-10
Bx29 - Willis Avenue
OFS-9
Bx30 - 149th Street Crosstown
OFS-10
Bx30 - 149th Street Crosstown
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WFF-11
Bx31 - Southern Boulevard
WFF-12
Bx31 - Southern Boulevard
WFF-13
Bx32 - St. Ann's Avenue
WFF-14
Bx32 - St. Ann's Avenue
WFF-15
Bx33 - 138th Street Crosstown
WFF-16
Bx33 - 138th Street Crosstown
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KBB-15
Bx34 - 163rd Street Crosstown
KBB-16
Bx34 - 163rd Street Crosstown
KBB-17
Bx35 - 167th Street Crosstown
KBB-18
Bx35 - 167th Street Crosstown
WWF-17
Bx36 - 180th Street Crosstown
WWF-18
Bx36 - 180th Street Crosstown
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KBB-19
Bx37 - Ogden Avenue
KBB-20
Bx37 - Ogden Avenue
KBB-21
Bx38 - University Avenue
KBB-22
Bx38 - University Avenue
COL-33
Bx40 - Tremont Avenue
COL-34
Bx40 - Tremont Avenue
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KBB-23
Bx41 - Webster / White Plains
KBB-24
Bx41 - Webster / White Plains
WFF-19
Bx42 - Westchester Avenue
WFF-20
Bx42 - Westchester Avenue
COL-35
Bx49 - Highbridge
COL-36
Bx49 - Highbridge
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COL-39
Bx54 - Story Avenue / Parkchester
COL-40
Bx54 - Story Avenue / Parkchester
back of book Tally Sheet

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Code OA - September 2, 1975
Special

Code OA - October 4, 1975
Special

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NYCTA and MaBSTOA
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OFS-1
M1 - Fifth Avenue
OFS-2
M1 - Fifth Avenue
OFS-3
M2 - Madison, Fifth, Seventh Avenues
OFS-4
M2 - Madison, Fifth, Seventh Avenues
OTT-5
M3 - Convent -
St. Nicholas Avenue
OTT-6
M3 - Convent -
St. Nicholas Avenue
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OTT-3
M4 - Fort Washington
OTT-4
M4 - Fort Washington
OTT-1
M5 - Riverside Drive
OTT-2
M5 - Riverside Drive
FFS-1
M-6 - Broadway - Seventh Avenue
FFS-2
M6 - Broadway - Seventh Avenue
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OFS-5
M7 - Columbus - Lenox Avenues
OFS-6
M7 - Columbus - Lenox Avenues
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OFS-7
M10 - Eighth Avenue
OFS-8
M10 - Eighth Avenue
HUD-2
M11 - Ninth - Amsterdam Avenues
HUD-5
M13 - Eighth Avenue
HUD-6
M13 - Eighth Avenue
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HUD-8
M14 - 14th Street Crosstown
HUD-9
M14 - 14th Street Crosstown
MAN-100
M15 - First / Second Avenues
MAN-101
M15 - First / Second Avenues
HUD-11
M16 - 34th Street Crosstown
HUD-12
M16 - 34th Street Crosstown
FFS-3
M17 - 79th Street Crosstown
FFS-4
M17 - 79th Street Crosstown
FFS-5
M18 - 86th Street Crosstown
FFS-6
M18 - 86th Street Crosstown
OHS-5
M19 - 96th Street Crosstown
OHS-6
M19 - 96th Street Crosstown
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OTT-7
M20 - 116th Street Crosstown
OTT-8
M20 - 116th Street Crosstown
HUD-13
M21 - Houston Street - Avenue C
HUD-14
M21 - Houston Street - Avenue C
MAN-102
M22 - Madison Avenue -
Chambers Street
MAN-103
M22 - Madison Avenue -
Chambers Street
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HUD-15
M26 - 23rd Street Crosstown
HUD-16
M26 - 23rd Street Crosstown
MAN-104
M27 - 49th / 50th Streets
MAN-105
M27 - 49th / 50th Streets
FFS-7
M28 - 57th Street Crosstown
FFS-8
M28 - 57th Street Crosstown
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MAN-106
M29- 65th Street
MAN-107
M29- 65th Street
FFS-9
M30 - 72nd Street Crosstown
FFS-10
M30 - 72nd Street Crosstown
MAN-108
M31 - York Avenue
MAN-109
M31 - York Avenue
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FFS-11
M32 - Jackson Heights
FFS-12
M32 - Jackson Heights
OTT-11
M34 - Manhattan - Wards Island -
Randalls Island
OTT-12
M34 - Manhattan - Wards Island -
Randalls Island
OTT-10
M35 - Triborough Bridge - Astoria
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AMS-1
M100 - Broadway - Kingsbridge
AMS-2
M100 - Broadway - Kingsbridge
OHS-1
M101 - Third / Lexington / Amsterdam Avenues
OHS-2
M101 - Third / Lexington / Amsterdam Avenues
OHS-3
M101 - Third / Lexington /
Lenox Avenues
OHS-4
M101 - Third / Lexington /
Lenox Avenues
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AMS-3
59th Street Crosstown
AMS-4
59th Street Crosstown
AMS-3
M104 - Broadway
AMS-4
M104 - Broadway
FFS-15
M106 - 42nd Street Crosstown
FFS-16
M106 - 42nd Street Crosstown
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back of book Tally SheetCode OA - September 2, 1975
Special
Code OA - October 4, 1975
Special

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Independent Surface Operators


Avenue B & East Broadway Transit Co. - August 17, 1976
Grand Street Crosstown Line
2" x 4 1/8"
(buff pulp paper)



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Avenue B & East Broadway Transit Co. - unknown date
Route M9, M9A, M8
2 1/2" x 6 3/16"

(white bond paper)

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As Queens was served by many independent bus companies; actual NYCTA bus routes in that borough were minimal.

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Private Bus Operators

Jamaica Buses - WP - undated
Kaymil Ticket

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Steinway Transit - TI - undated
Globe Ticket

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CAS-100CAS-101CAS-102CAS-103CAS-104CAS-105
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CAS-106CAS-107CAS-108CAS-109CAS-110
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CAS-111CAS-112CAS-113CAS-114CAS-116CAS-117
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CAS-118CAS-119CAS-120CAS-121CAS-122CAS-123
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CAS-124CAS-125CAS-126CAS-127CAS-128CAS-129
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CAS-130CAS-131CAS-132
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   Individual Add-A-Ride transfers $2.00 - $2.50 with selvage. Complete books of Add-A-Ride Tickets are seen frequently; but are less common than general issue transfers. $30-$35 per book.



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