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Posted by Stephen Bauman on Tue Jun 10 05:40:59 2025, in response to Standard vs triplex side signs, posted by gbs on Mon Jun 9 23:05:15 2025. The bottom scroll had to be changed at the start of each trip, which was not a problem when there was a conductor in each car but became problematic once MUDC was installed.No. The destination at the bottom also implicitly showed the direction. Let's assume the scroll at the left was: Brighton Local 57th Street and the one at the right was: via Bridge Coney Island If the train were moving to the left, it was bound for 57th St. If the train were moving to the right, it was bound for Coney Island. Looking at it another way, the destination sign in the direction the train was moving is where it was headed. Ambiguity was introduced, when both terminals were stacked vertically - with the D-types and the R1's. They required lights to illuminate the correct destination. The D-types were a bit more sophisticated. The glass pane was frosted. The destination would appear when the lights were on, the pane would be blank when the lights were off. |
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