C&NW Tickets Pt1
Before the RTA and Metra homogenized the Chicago Suburban trains, each carrier had its own style and personality. This carried down to the equipment and tickets one rode on. This group of C&NW tickets should stir the memories of anyone who rode the C&NW in the late 1970's. All these tickets were to be found between 1974 and 1978 and a couple (The odd half fare tickets on heavy yellow stock) are very old, dating to the late 1960's but were still to be found. After 1978, the RTA began the slow process to upgrade and homogenize the trains and tickets into what we have today. And each roads tickets looked different. The RI and C&NW were big users on these small card type tickets (Called Edmonson Tickets after the English inventor) while the MILW and BN used radically different tickets. The variety of trains and tickets made for interesting collecting back then.
C&NW Tickets Pt1
Before the RTA and Metra homogenized the Chicago Suburban trains, each carrier had its own style and personality. This carried down to the equipment and tickets one rode on. This group of C&NW tickets should stir the memories of anyone who rode the C&NW in the late 1970's. All these tickets were to be found between 1974 and 1978 and a couple (The odd half fare tickets on heavy yellow stock) are very old, dating to the late 1960's but were still to be found. After 1978, the RTA began the slow process to upgrade and homogenize the trains and tickets into what we have today. And each roads tickets looked different. The RI and C&NW were big users on these small card type tickets (Called Edmonson Tickets after the English inventor) while the MILW and BN used radically different tickets. The variety of trains and tickets made for interesting collecting back then.