What was the color passenger platform warning lines in the 50's and 60's, if any?
Don't ever remember seeing them that far back, more of a 90's thing.
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Seems like it was sporadic. In a lot of pre-Amtrak photos, some mainline stations had a either a white or yellow line, while the majority appeared to have none at all. Here are a couple of SCL photos:
(photo credits 1. Marty Bernard. 2. Alamy).
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AntonioFP45 Seems like it was sporadic. In a lot of pre-Amtrak photos, some mainline stations had a either a white or yellow line, while the majority appeared to have none at all. Here are a couple of SCL photos: (photo credits 1. Marty Bernard. 2. Alamy).
Here in the U.K. the yellow lines are a warning to passengers not to stand beyond the line, as it is dangerous, not only falling on the track, but especially when a train arrives or passes through the station.
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NorthBrit Here in the U.K. the yellow lines are a warning to passengers not to stand beyond the line, as it is dangerous, not only falling on the track, but especially when a train arrives or passes through the station. David
Platforms? In the 50s?
I do not recall any colored edges.
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BroadwayLionPlatforms? In the 50s? I do not recall any colored edges.
In the U.S. a great deal of this was influenced by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. That's when the broad yellow strips with the tactile "coin" bumps came about.
Prior to that there may have been some instances of "Stand behind the yellow (white) line". I seem to recall roller coaster rides in the '60s with painted stripes on the wood platforms. The operator would admonish riders to stand back.
This photo shows New Haven, Conn, in the mid-50 with a stripe (is it yellow?).
https://www.flickr.com/photos/alcomike/45609571205/in/album-72157631664600097/
— and this at Hartford in 1949.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/alcomike/41337760132/in/album-72157631664600097/
These may have been an exception as I saw dozens of instances where there were no stripes at all.
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I well remember yellow lines in the late fifties.
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BigJimI well remember yellow lines in the late fifties.
What does the yellow line mean?
Go slow.
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Back in the 50s people were smart enough to know not to stand next to the edge of the platform. That's why now they need to warn them with a line, but some of them still don't get it.
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Unlike the U.K., where even small-town stations usually had raised passenger platforms, in the U.S. only larger cities had anything like that. Most U.S. depots just had gravel, and the passengers had to use a small stepstool to climb up into the car.
BigJim I well remember yellow lines in the late fifties.
And I remember lots of stations with no lines as late as the 70's.
I think we have established that "back in the day" ther was no hard and fast rule on this. Likely no government regulations on the subject back then.
josephbw Back in the 50s people were smart enough to know not to stand next to the edge of the platform. That's why now they need to warn them with a line, but some of them still don't get it. Joe
How true.
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josephbwBack in the 50s people were smart enough to know not to stand next to the edge of the platform. That's why now they need to warn them with a line, but some of them still don't get it...
I believe the line is visible in the video.