New York subway ends its MetroCard era and switches fully to tap-and-go fares

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15. I haven't logged into the SmarTrip account site in a long time

so I don't know what options they have. Our agency (HQ folks) had a stack of cards too for those coming down for meetings, etc. to use while there, if needed. I ended up getting my own for when I was down there for training. Last time I was down there wass 2018 with one of my sisters, BIL, and niece, who wanted to go touring around, and I brought it with me just in case (never got chance to use it though).

When my local Philly SEPTA key card (which was from the pre- "tap and go" era) was about to expire, I could take it to a designated station to get a new physical card, and then go through the rest of the process online to transfer my balance from the old card to the new one. So it's possible that the SmarTrip could have card values consolidated via an online process as well.