Destination Signs

Kenneth and Tracie Josephson kjosephson at sprintmail.com
Sat Dec 4 08:08:22 EST 1999


HRBran99 at aol.com wrote:

> The sign shop would sometimes put
> "joke" type aspects on the sign. This 1600 series had the aspect "GOTHAM CITY
> via BATCAVE" as the last sign. When I crossed the Smithfield St. Bridge I
> would change the sign to this and would watch the smiles and pointing from
> people walking along the sidewalks throughout downtown.
> 
> Perhaps the picture you are referring to was one of the signs created when
> the sign shop didn't have a whole lot to do that day.

So does that explains the "Toonerville" sign on the 1600 in the picture
at Dave's site?

I once read Muni had a sign which read, "Nowhere in Particular" on "Iron
Monster" car #1. Jim, can you confirm or disprove this? Ken J.

P.S.- The latest issue of "Railfan" has a nice picture of a PAT 4000 PCC
taken during the last week of operation.



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