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iPhones substitute for tickets on Massachusetts commuter rail

by Steven Sande (Nov 12th, 2012)

While it's not the first US use of an iPhone app to substitute for a paper ticket on a rail line -- Amtrak has been doing this for several months -- the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) has just rolled out the new mTicket app (free) to allow the purchase and display of digital tickets ...

Transit apps from Embark and Tapone see big boost in users with iOS 6 launch

by Mike Schramm (Sep 27th, 2012)

Apple's had all kinds of unexpected issues with its brand new Maps app, but when it comes to transit directions we knew well in advance that they wouldn't be included in Maps; when the new app was announced at WWDC, it was clear that third parties would be expected to pick up the slack via ...