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A graphic of a hand tapping an ORCA card on a card reader, with a Link train in the background.

New ORCA ticket system rollout continues with new card readers, ticket machines

By Scott Thompson

April 28, 2022
As many riders have noticed, crews continue installing new ORCA ticket vending machines (TVM) and card readers at stations t… Read more

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