(a) Authority means collectively the Capital District Transportation Authority and its subsidiaries, Capital District Transit System, Capital District Transportation District, Inc., Capital District Transit System, Number One, Capital District Transportation District Inc.; Capital District Transit System, Number Two, Capital District Transportation District, Inc., Access Transit Services, Inc., CDTA Facilities, Inc., public benefit corporations of the State of New York, except if the context in which the word authority is used indicates that it is either (but not both) Capital District Transportation Authority or the subsidiary to which reference is being made.

(b) Facilities includes all property and equipment, including, without limitation, rights of way and related signal, power, fuel, communication and ventilation systems, power plants, stations, terminals, signage, storage yards, depots, repair and maintenance shops, yards, offices and other real estate or structures used or held for or incidental to the operation, rehabilitation or improvement of any rapid transit or omnibus line of the authority.

(c) Sound production device includes, but is not limited to, any radio receiver, phonograph, television receiver, musical instrument, tape recorder, cassette player, speaker device or system and any sound amplifier.

(d) Conveyance includes any omnibus or other vehicle previously used or held for use by the authority as a means of transportation of passengers.

(e) Rules means these rules.

(f) Person means any individual, firm, copartnership, corporation, association or company.

(g) Fare means the lawful charges established by the authority for the use of its facilities.

(h) Fare media means the various instruments issued by or on behalf of the authority to use for the payment of fare, including, but not limited to, tokens, passes, fare cards, swipers, go cards, transfers, tickets, and vouchers.