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How do train seat checks work?
The conductor scans the bar code on your ticket, and, assuming the ticket is valid, places a little slip of paper above your seat that indicates what stop you are getting off at. Conductors would walk past and see the slip, which would indicate that the passenger’s ticket has already been inspected.
Why is Metro North slow?
The railroad is still operating under FRA speed restrictions since the 2013 Fairfield derailment. But the other reason the run to NYC is so slow is the schedule. “There’s way too many stops on the New Haven Line”… “go back to zoned service”… and “speed, speed, speed”, they observed.
Does Metro-North train have a bathroom?
Metro has three transit stations with restrooms: Union Station, El Monte Station and Harbor Gateway. The vast majority do not. It will be interesting to see how Metro staff responds to this one, as building more restrooms and then maintaining and patrolling them would be a major undertaking.
How can I save my Metro-North ticket?
The Ultimate Guide on How to Save Money Riding Metro-North
- Buy Your Ticket Before Boarding.
- The eTix App WILL OVERCHARGE YOU Through Dec 31.
- Regular Riders: Buy a Ten-Trip Off-Peak.
- 50\% Discount for Seniors, Medicare Recipients, Disabled.
- Possible Deal for Part-Time Commuters.
- Huge Deals for Students, Big Deals for Military.
How do you read a punched card?
As the card is inserted, the punch card reader starts on the top-left side of the card, reading vertically from top to bottom. After the card reader has read a column, it moves to the next column. As the reader read the information, it would be written to a computers memory.
What is punched card machine?
These are machines that that punch holes in stiff paper cards in selected positions within fixed rows and columns to record information that can be read back or interpreted later by other machines called card readers, which are connected to or integrated with tabulators, computers, or other devices.
Why are there 80 columns in a punched card terminal?
The terminals that replaced the punched cards, the IBM 3270 for example, displayed 80 columns of text in text mode, for compatibility with existing software. Some programs still operate on the convention of 80 text columns, although fewer and fewer do as newer systems employ graphical user interfaces with variable-width type fonts.
What is the binary code on a punch card?
In general, punch cards do not encode any binary code, but characters (*1), based on a decimal code. Each character is encoded in one (of usually 80) columns. In the beginning punch cards were only meant to encode numbers and had 10 rows, numbered from zero (0), at the top, to nine (9), at the bottom.
What was the original name of the punch card?
The terms punched card, punch card, and punchcard were all commonly used, as were IBM card and Hollerith card (after Herman Hollerith). IBM used “IBM card” or, later, “punched card” at first mention in its documentation and thereafter simply “card” or “cards”.
What are punched cards used for in real life?
Punched cards were even used as legal documents, such as U.S. Government checks and savings bonds. During World War II punched card equipment was used by the Allies in some of their efforts to decrypt Axis communications. See, for example, Central Bureau in Australia.