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Nov 20, 2011 00:10

So this community has been rather dead for awhile. I'd like to bring it back to life for a quick question: If my Chicago Card has a negative value, can I still use it for a transfer? Would I be able to just throw a quarter in the box ( Read more... )

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juniperesque November 20 2011, 16:52:36 UTC

I've tried this before and it doesn't work, because on the bus, the driver just sees that it doesn't have enough, not how much isn't enough. They'll ask you to pay the whole fare.

If you live near a CVS or Walgreens they usually have one-day passes you can buy.

darth_snarky November 20 2011, 17:46:10 UTC

Grrr. When I was still using the swipe cards, the farebox would just tell you to add 25 cents or whatever you needed. More motivation to switch to a monthly!

jackieblue92 November 20 2011, 18:32:16 UTC

Why don't you make it so your Chicago Card connects to your credit card? I don't take transit enough to need a monthly pass, but I have it set up to charge my cc once the balance on the card gets below ten dollars.

le_trombone November 20 2011, 23:44:53 UTC

That's what I do, but people do have reasons to not link to their credit card (which the OP may have).

darth_snarky November 21 2011, 05:28:45 UTC

Yeah, I do. Also, I thought I'd need to switch to a Chicago Card Plus for that.

implodingfeet November 20 2011, 21:52:15 UTC

In my experience, negative or zero value is a no-go. However, if you don't have full fare on the card, it will let you run into the negative - but I guess you already knew that, if you have a negative-balance card.

le_trombone November 20 2011, 23:47:17 UTC

One of the reasons the community is so silent these days is because a frequent poster (and, to his credit, a great advocate for public transportation) hasn't posted for a long while. Does anyone know what happened to him? I'm someone who always said to himself that I'd get around to trying one of his CTA tours one of these days.

darth_snarky November 21 2011, 05:30:44 UTC

Honestly, I've wondered the same thing. I hope he's just drifted away from LJ, and it's nothing major.

broan33 November 22 2011, 23:12:43 UTC

I think Tony runs the CTA's website & train tracker and whatever other electronic communications now, so that probably precludes him from participating here.

mcpino November 21 2011, 02:40:58 UTC

HOLIDAY TRAINS!

The Red Line runs right past my apartment - we get 'em a coupla times a day as Crimmus creeps closer!

darth_snarky November 21 2011, 05:31:32 UTC

Your icon is pretty amusing for someone who lives right by a train line.

Thanks... mcpino November 21 2011, 11:13:12 UTC

Ha! Yes, I chose it for just that reason.
;-)

My apt. is anything but quiet - especially between 6-10 am and 3-7 pm.

I've got both the Red and Purple lines right outside my dining room and kitchen windows (oh, lucky me!)....