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Re: 30th Street Station (Train Status Board)
Author: MP 44.7
Date: 08-01-2010 - 19:47

John West Wrote:
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> When I lived in Philadelphia circa 1966-68, one of
> the highlights of 30th Street was the train status
> board, which was very elegantly hand written in
> chaulk. I noticed over time that it was not just
> one agent, but apparently a tradition or job
> requirement in which all or perhaps most of the
> clerks who worked the job learned the elegant
> style. It is one of the many things I wish I had
> taken pictures of, but of course I expected it to
> be there forever, since it was still the Standard
> Railroad of the World even if things were getting
> a bit shakey by then.
>
> JBWX

It's different know. I watched as they updated the screen. It isn't digital. Here is a picture of it:

The Train Board

Robert
Lemoore, CA

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  30th Street Station MP 44.7 07-31-2010 - 23:42
  Re: 30th Street Station Espee99 08-01-2010 - 18:02
  Re: 30th Street Station John West 08-01-2010 - 18:23
  Re: 30th Street Station (Train Status Board) MP 44.7 08-01-2010 - 19:47
  Re: 30th Street Station (Train Status Board) PVWB 08-02-2010 - 12:37
  Re: 30th Street Station (Train Status Board) MP 44.7 08-02-2010 - 22:19
  Re: 30th Street Station Freericks 08-01-2010 - 22:49
  Re: 30th Street Station MP 44.7 08-01-2010 - 22:55
  Re: 30th Street Station Tom McCann 08-01-2010 - 23:26
  Re: 30th Street Station MP 44.7 08-01-2010 - 23:55
  Re: 30th Street Station Mitch 08-02-2010 - 01:32
  Re: 30th Street Station MP 44.7 08-02-2010 - 16:22
  Philadelphia Art Museum John West 08-02-2010 - 08:30
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