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New T pass needs name to go

Card-swipe system to replace tokens

By Mac Daniel
Globe Staff / September 4, 2004

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The trusty T token is going the way of the elevated Central Artery and the Boston Garden. But to get Bostonians to embrace a new automated fare system -- featuring a debit-like card that passengers will swipe through a slot, the transit agency is trying to come up with a catchy name. (Full Article: 996 Words)

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