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The New Grand Central Terminal Digital Departure Display

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Posted by D.Carleton on Saturday, August 17, 2019 3:14 AM

Meh.

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Posted by Steve B500 on Friday, August 16, 2019 8:46 PM

Too bad they didn't at least keep the subdued white on black look, in keeping with the historic nature of the building. It still would have been perfectly readable. The color is too jarring and bright. 

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Posted by Flintlock76 on Friday, August 16, 2019 5:22 PM

Yeah, certainly not as fun and dramatic as a Solari board, but as I understand it the parts for a Solari aren't available anymore, so what are you gonna do?  

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Posted by 54light15 on Friday, August 16, 2019 2:30 PM

Nice but it's no Solari board! I miss that thing! 

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Posted by daveklepper on Thursday, August 15, 2019 2:49 AM

Here is all-new, assembled from three photos by Randy Glucksmith and posted with his permission:

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The New Grand Central Terminal Digital Departure Display
Posted by daveklepper on Tuesday, April 30, 2019 3:37 AM

The old and the new

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