A note for the train geeks

[eclectic_boy]

Not long ago someone (Noda?) conjectured that the R1...R8 system of organizing SEPTA's trains would likely have a ghostly presence for a couple of years, even though they've now switched to destination-naming, in the form of the banks of monitors at the Center City stations, which show the status of the next few trains on each line... and are lined up in R-numerical order. At the speed SEPTA operates, this person figured, it'd be a year or two before they rejiggered them into alphabetical order, the only one that now makes sense.

Well, I just was in 30th St, and they've got them in alphabetical order already. No idea about Market East or Suburban... anyone know?

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[tirerim.livejournal.com]

They could announce them just on the platform for the train in question, so people would know if the train they were about to get on was the right one. Alternatively, some sort of display that simply showed all the stops would work pretty well, too, but that would be a more expensive infrastructure investment.