Old Connecticut Railway & Lighting token
CR&L
Lines Good for one fare The CR&L was originally named The Gas Supply Company,
formed in 1895 to furnish gas to Southeastern Connecticut towns via the
railway system. The name was changed to CR&L on Jan 10, 1901. US
and World Transit Tokens
There were many leases and transfers over the years. From steam railway, to an electric railway, transforming auto carrier cars to passenger cars (heated by potbellied stoves in the winter), additions of trolley lines and streetcars, and motorized buses from the 1920's on, the height of operations being during WW2.
No
mention was made of when these tokens first came into use, but I found an
advertisement in a book at the library. It says, Cost of tokens...3 for
25 cents. Picture 1
Picture 2 Recently
we found another railway token that is made by the same company. Sometime
through the years this company was also owned or shared with the Connecticut
Company. (XLT/Relic mode)
Old Connecticut Turnpike token
Tollbooths along the Connecticut
Turnpike token often created bottlenecks during rush hour. In November,
1982, the Highway Department began selling tokens to commuters in an effort
to expedite movement through the toll plazas.
The token system did not remain in use for long. In January, 1983, a tractor
trailer truck collided with three cars at the I-95 toll plaza in Stratford.
The decision was made to remove the eight toll plazas on the Connecticut
Turnpike and the one on the Bissell Bridge by December 31, 1985. (XLT/ Relic
mode)
Capital Transit Company token
This is an old Capital
Transit Company bus token from the District of Colombia which dates
from around 1936. In 1974 the company joined with the Washington Metropolitan
Area Transit Authority. How did it find its way to a beach in Rhode Island?
While we were waiting for the tide to go out at Crescent Beach, I was using
my new White's 6000 Pro XL that we bought on Ebay last week, with the 5.3
inch coil that came with it.
(Pro XL)
NYC Transit token
Carol
was sure surprised when she found this! She was walking around scanning
the sand dunes and this token was about six inches down in the beach grass
roots. It's a NYC Subway Metro token,
but it's larger than some that we found last year. It's almost the size
of a quarter.
(XLT/ Relic mode)
Old Railway Token
Another
Crescent Park, Providence RI find! A United
Electric Railways Company token. We found two of these, and the other
railway token was found in the water and was in better shape than the one
in the dry sand. They are tokens from the trolley that was running to the
Crescent Amusement Park in East Providence. Of course the tram and rails
are nonexistent anymore, but the old depot is still there. Wish we could
detect it, but I don't think they would let us. This token says, "Good
for one fare."
(CUDA)
US Transit Tokens
Subway Tokens
The Holey Tokens