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You know those weird devices on the T that beep when you touch them? Well, those are contactless fare readers, and the MBTA has just brought them online. The MBTA announced their "Tap to Ride" program ...

WASHINGTON — The days of forgotten SmarTrip cards are over. Riders can now tap a credit, debit, Apple Pay or Google Pay to pay for their rides. On Tuesday, WMATA launched Tap. Ride. Go. to make paying ...

New York City’s MetroCard — the gold-hued fare card and its notoriously finicky magnetic strip — is being replaced with OMNY, ...

Regional Transportation District officials on Tuesday launched a credit card tap-and-pay system designed to make taking public transit as easy as buying groceries and coffee — “a seamless, ...

NJT's move comes more than three decades after New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority introduced its MetroCard. NJT's move comes over three decades after New York’s Metropolitan ...

MetroCards will still be accepted into 2026, with an exact end date to be announced at some point next year, officials said.

Do I need to get a separate RTD College Pass? No, your Buff OneCard student ID is also your transit pass. Just tap your Buff OneCard on the card reader of the bus or train transit stop. If you don’t ...

Bee Network bosses have issued a warning to passengers in order to avoid a 'card clash' when the new integrated 'tap and go' ...