new PATH trains unveiled

On Fri, 1 Feb 2008 15:13:16 +0000 (UTC), steveo@panix.com (Steven M.
O'Neill) wrote:

>Peter T. Daniels <grammatim@> wrote:
>>On Jan 31, 3:49 pm, hanco...@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:
>>> On Jan 31, 2:23 pm, "Peter T. Daniels" <gramma...@> wrote:
>>>
>>> > They have these magic route maps that show the next dozen stations and
>>> > update at every stop. Would be nice to see them everywhere
>>>
>>> Let's see how long they last before not working, for whatever reason.
>>>
>>> NJT has dead monitors in its stations from some failed program.  IIRC,
>>> so does PATH.
>>
>>The PATH TVs work almost all the time, but they almost never show any
>>useful information.
>
>Don't they tell you when the next train is scheduled to arrive
>any more?
>
>-smo (has not regularly rode the PATH since 2001)

No, they almost always just tell you which tracks you need for your
destination. They're an enormous waste of energy, if you ask me. Just
replace them with signage and public information signs and turn 'em
off.

On Feb 1, 11:32 am, ste...@panix.com (Steven M. O'Neill) wrote:
> Cyrus Afzali  <pnsm...@lnubb.pbz> wrote:
>
> >ste...@panix.com (Steven M. O'Neill) wrote:
> >>Peter T. Daniels <gramma...@> wrote:
> >>>The PATH TVs work almost all the time, but they almost never show any
> >>>useful information.
>
> >>Don't they tell you when the next train is scheduled to arrive
> >>any more?
>
> >>-smo (has not regularly rode the PATH since 2001)
>
> >No, they almost always just tell you which tracks you need for your
> >destination. They're an enormous waste of energy, if you ask me. Just
> >replace them with signage and public information signs and turn 'em
> >off.
>
> But then what would they do about the missing advertising revenue?
>
> -smo (notes that your answer contradicts Peter's)

The "which track" message seems to be the default. Once in a very long
while, they say when one of the four (at Grove St.) trains will be
arriving.