Re: (erielack) Suburban Fares Then and Now

["Gary R. Kazin" <gkazin_@_yahoo.com>]

Gas was 25-30 cents per gallon back then.

$9000 a year was a good salary.

Bread was 17 cents a loaf.

Vending machines sold Coke for 10 cents.

NYC subway fare was 15 cents.

A decent new car cost $2000-3000, depending on options.

Lots of things cost 10-15 things what they did then...

Gary R. Kazin
DL&W Milepost R35.7
Rockaway, New Jersey


- --- On Sat, 7/30/11, tommy meehan <tmeehan0421_@_gmail.com> wrote:
> In 1963 an EL Morristown-Hoboken rider paid $1.45
> one-way or $30.75 for a monthly. In 2003 the fares
> from Morristown were $6.90 for a one-way and $193.00
> for a monthly. Today they’re $10.25 one-way and
> $291.00 for a monthly.

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