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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by jeaton</i> <br /><br />Unti you mentioned the signs, they hadn't come to mind for many years. Nice that at least one was saved. Reminds me of the pretrip procedure. Flip the seats, turn the signs, and in the winter, use a discarded cash receipt to hold a piece of ice on the thermostat so the car heat did not shut off. <br /> <br />The only thing that should have been on the signs is that the Matteson Special sign should have had in brackets [THIS TRAIN DOES NOT STOP AT HYDE PARK]. <br /> <br />Jay <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />With 2 guys per train we could get all the signs on a 6 car bi-level train turned without adding employees. Or they could be motorized like on the "L" and you could just push a button. <br />Those signs were colorful, distinctive, and quite useful at Van Buren Street, and stations to the south. As for not stopping at Hyde Park all they would have to ad is a red circle with a slash over the outline of a cappucino cup and a book. Oh, the letters would pour in, but what fun. <br /> <br />Mitch
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