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[ccommack]

So, they're planning on replacing the Solari board in Boston's South Station with a newer electronic model. Except, according to this story on boston.com, they're going to program it to click like a Solari board.

Dude. Bostonians are fscking crazy.

Comments

[uncleamos]

This is really interesting. I do think that the sound is nice, but the point of the boards is watching the words flipping, and seeing when they stop. I still enjoy the one in 30th Street.

What are you doing these days? Haven't seen much of you lately.

[think_too_much]

Newark Penn Station has another good one.

[rebeccapaul]

The clicking is helpful for letting you know when the information is changing, in case it is something important (like your train being declared late or boarding). It might make more sense to only click when there is important information going up (not just when they move everything up after a train has departed, for example).

[tirerim]

Exactly. They're brilliant.

[q10]

they just like their progress extra-cautious.

[ccommack]

A book I recently acquired a proof copy of recently, contains a quote that says (approximately) that the vote to build the original Green Line subway tunnel wouldn't have gone through, "had not the vote been taken in the summer, when all of the best people were away" [out in their summer houses on Cape Cod.]

[carnap]

The sad thing is you just know that after it's done all the passengers will hate it and want it turned off.

[flammifera]

I never knew that's what those boards were called! (I dealt with one at all ends of my college-home commute, 30th St & Trenton & Newark.) Cool.